U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Status: In committee, June 24, 2025
To protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 24, 2025:
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 12 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2025 Ms. Chu (for herself, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Escobar , Ms. Adams , Mr. Aguilar , Mr. Amo , Ms. Ansari , Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Balint , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bell , Mr. Bera , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Bishop , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Brown , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Budzinski , Ms. Bynum , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Casar , Mr. Case , Mr. Casten , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Costa , Ms. Craig , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Crow , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. DeGette , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Dexter , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Elfreth , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Mr. Fields , Mrs. Fletcher , Mr. Foster , Mrs. Foushee , Ms. Friedman , Mr. Frost , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Garcia …
Sponsors
- Judy Chu (D, HD-CA-28) · primary sponsor
- Lois Frankel (D, HD-FL-22)
- Ayanna Pressley (D, HD-007)
- Veronica Escobar (D, HD-016)
- Alma Adams (D, HD-012)
- Pete Aguilar (D)
- Gabe Amo (D, HD-RI-1)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Jake Auchincloss (D, HD-004)
- Balint, Becca (D, HD-000)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Joyce Beatty (D, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB12?
- HB12 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025.
- What does HB12 do?
- To protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.
- What is the status of HB12?
- In committee as of June 24, 2025. Latest action: 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. (June 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB12?
- Judy Chu (D, HD-CA-28), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB12?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/12
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