H.Res. 1434: Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product.

H.Res. 1434: Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-10-14 · Health · Latest: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1529, H. Res. 1434 is considered passed House.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-10-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1529, H. Res. 1434 is considered passed House. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product.

Plain summary

This resolution affirms that there is well-established authority for the Food and Drug Administration to approve, license, and otherwise regulate reproductive health products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act. The resolution also affirms that (1) such federal laws preempt (i.e., supersede conflicting state or local laws) any state or local laws that prohibit or limit access to or use of any reproductive health product, and (2) the Department of Justice has authority to enforce the preemptive effect of such federal laws by suing any state or political subdivision of a state that prohibits or limits access to or use of any reproductive health product.

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Official text

Reaffirming the preemptive authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) and the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) (including regulations thereunder) with respect to State laws that inhibit access to or use of any reproductive health product.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · 38 cosponsors

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Diana DeGette (D-CO), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Al Green (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hres1434.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hres1434 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117