HRES 238 · in committee · major
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
- reproductive rights
What this bill does
- This resolution states that every person has a basic right to emergency health care, including abortion services.
- The resolution applies to all individuals who may need emergency medical treatment.
- As a resolution expressing the sense of Congress, it has no direct cost or binding legal mechanism.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should emergency abortion care access be balanced against state laws that currently restrict abortion in medical emergencies?
- 02
What specific situations qualify as emergency abortion care that Congress believes should be universally accessible?
- 03
Since this resolution is non-binding, what legislative or enforcement mechanisms would actually ensure emergency abortion access across all states?
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Sponsor · D-OH-13
Emilia Strong Sykes
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
111/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-21
Joining the bill

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8 · original

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original

Becca Balint
D-VT · original

Wesley Bell
D-MO-1 · original

Kathy Castor
D-FL-14 · original

Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original

André Carson
D-IN-7 · original
+ 99 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-21 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
2025-03-21 · IntroReferral
Submitted in House
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