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H.R. 8452: Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022

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H.R. 8452: Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-20 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] · 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.

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Official title

Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022

Plain summary

Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to pay for travel, childcare, and other expenses of an individual seeking access to abortion services. Eligible grant recipients must be nonprofit or community-based organizations that assist individuals seeking abortion services through programs that are unbiased and medically and factually accurate. The grants may not be used to pay for abortion procedures.

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Official text

Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] · 73 cosponsors

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Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), André Carson (D-IN), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and 13 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8452 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117