Medical Travel Assistance to Protect Women’s Right to Choose Act of 2021
Summary
Medical Travel Assistance to Protect Women's Right to Choose Act of 2021 This bill establishes a program to distribute funds to cover the travel expenses of individuals who must travel out of state to obtain certain abortion services. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award up to $1,000 to an individual who (1) is a resident of a state that does not have a state law protecting the right to abortion services before fetal viability, and (2) traveled to another state to receive abortion services. HHS may increase the award amount in extraordinary circumstances.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 8, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Committee
3
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
lower
Oct 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
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District
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Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
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