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H.R. 8318: To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce.

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H.R. 8318: To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-07 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce.

Plain summary

This bill bars state or local officials from prohibiting or restricting the possession, sale, purchase, transportation, or use of contraceptives (i.e., drugs or devices that are primarily used to prevent pregnancy). Individuals or the Department of Justice may bring civil actions for violations of this bill.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] · 62 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), John B. Larson (D-CT), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), André Carson (D-IN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and 2 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8318 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117