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S. 4612: Right to Contraception Act

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S. 4612: Right to Contraception Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-26 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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

Right to Contraception Act

Plain summary

Right to Contraception Act This bill sets out statutory protections for an individual's right to access and a health care provider's right to provide contraception and related information. Contraception refers to an action taken to prevent pregnancy, including the use of contraceptives (i.e., a device or medication used to prevent pregnancy), fertility-awareness based methods, and sterilization procedures. Generally, the bill prohibits measures that single out and impede access to contraception and related information. However, a party may defend against a claim that a measure violates the bill's prohibitions by demonstrating, through clear and convincing evidence, that the measure significantly advances the safety of contraception and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means. The bill also specifies that the prohibition preempts inconsistent state and local laws and applies in spite of other federal laws, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. The Department of Justice, individuals, or health care providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce this bill, and states are not immune from suits for violations.

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

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Official text

Right to Contraception Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jack Reed (D-RI), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s4612 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117