House
Of Representatives - H.R.
1964, (FOCA), introduced
by Congressman Jerrold
Nadler (D-NY).
You
can read the Full Text here
A
short analyst below:
Sponsors
include: Mr. Ellison; Ms.
McCollum of Minnesota;
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22 SEC. 4. INTERFERENCE
WITH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
PROHIBITED.
24 (a) STATEMENT OF
POLICY.It is the
policy of the United
States that every woman
has the fundamental....
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1 right to choose to bear
a child, to terminate a
pregnancy prior to fetal
viability, or to
terminate a pregnancy
after fetal viability
when necessary to protect
the life or health of the
woman.
5 (b) PROHIBITION OF
INTERFERENCE.A
government may not
7 (1) deny or interfere
with a womans right
to choose
9 (A) to bear a child;
10 (B) to terminate a
pregnancy prior to
viability; or
12 (C) to terminate a
pregnancy after viability
where termination is
necessary to protect the
life or health of the
woman; or
15 (2) discriminate
against the exercise of
the rights set forth in
paragraph (1) in the
regulation or provision
of benefits, facilities,
services, or information.
19 (c) CIVIL
ACTION.An
individual aggrieved by a
violation of this section
may obtain appropriate
relief (includ
ing relief against a
government) in a civil
action.
22 SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY.
23 If any provision of
this Act, or the
application of such
provision to any person
or circumstance, is held
to be unconstitutional,
the remainder of this
Act, or the applica-
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1 tion of such provision
to persons or
circumstances other
2 than those as to which
the provision is held to
be unconstitutional,
shall not be affected
thereby.
4 SEC. 6. RETROACTIVE
EFFECT.
5 This Act applies to
every Federal, State, and
local statute, ordinance,
regulation,
administrative order,
decision, policy,
practice, or other action
enacted, adopted, or
implemented before, on,
or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
An analysis of the “Freedom of Choice Act“ (“FOCA” or “the Act”) Is found here
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Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Ackerman, Gary L.
[NY-5] 4/19/2007
Rep Allen, Thomas H.
[ME-1] - 4/19/2007
Rep Arcuri, Michael A.
[NY-24] - 4/19/2007
Rep Baird, Brian [WA-3] -
7/11/2007
Rep
Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] -
4/19/2007
Rep
Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] -
4/19/2007
Rep Berman, Howard L.
[CA-28] - 4/19/2007
Rep Blumenauer, Earl
[OR-3] - 4/19/2007
Rep Boucher, Rick [VA-9]
- 4/19/2007
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Capps, Lois [CA-23] -
4/19/2007
Rep Capuano, Michael E.
[MA-8] - 4/30/2007
Rep Carnahan, Russ [MO-3]
- 7/16/2007
Rep
Carson, Julia [IN-7] -
10/22/2007
Rep Castor, Kathy [FL-11]
- 4/23/2007
Rep Clarke, Yvette D.
[NY-11] - 4/23/2007
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1]
- 4/20/2007
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] -
4/19/2007
Rep Conyers, John, Jr.
[MI-14] - 4/19/2007
Rep Crowley, Joseph
[NY-7] - 12/5/2007
Rep Davis, Danny K.
[IL-7] - 4/19/2007
Rep
Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] -
4/19/2007
Rep DeFazio, Peter A.
[OR-4] - 4/19/2007
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DeGette, Diana [CO-1] -
5/2/2007
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.
[CT-3] - 7/11/2007
Rep Ellison, Keith [MN-5]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Engel, Eliot L.
[NY-17] - 3/31/2008
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Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] -
5/10/2007
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] -
4/19/2007
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2]
- 4/19/2007
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4/19/2007
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Giffords, Gabrielle
[AZ-8] - 6/21/2007
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1/28/2008
Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] -
4/23/2007
Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
[AZ-7] - 4/19/2007
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.
[IL-4] - 1/22/2008
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Harman, Jane [CA-36] -
4/19/2007
Rep
Hastings, Alcee L.
[FL-23] - 5/2/2007
Rep Hirono, Mazie K.
[HI-2] - 4/19/2007
Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Honda, Michael M.
[CA-15] - 4/19/2007
Rep Inslee, Jay [WA-1] -
4/19/2007
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2]
- 4/23/2007
Rep Jackson, Jesse L.,
Jr. [IL-2] - 4/19/2007
Rep
Jackson-Lee, Sheila
[TX-18] - 4/19/2007
Rep Johnson, Henry C.
"Hank," Jr.
[GA-4] - 6/12/2007
Rep
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs
[OH-11] - 9/4/2007
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.
[RI-1] - 1/28/2008
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.
[OH-10] - 4/19/2007
Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] -
4/19/2007
Rep Larsen, Rick [WA-2] -
4/19/2007
Rep
Lee, Barbara [CA-9] -
4/19/2007
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] -
5/3/2007
Rep Loebsack, David
[IA-2] - 4/19/2007
Rep
Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] -
5/3/2007
Rep Lowey, Nita M.
[NY-18] - 4/19/2007
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.
[NY-14] - 4/19/2007
Rep Matsui, Doris O.
[CA-5] - 4/19/2007
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn
[NY-4] - 4/23/2007
Rep McCollum, Betty
[MN-4] - 4/19/2007
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7]
- 4/19/2007
Rep McGovern, James P.
[MA-3] - 4/23/2007
Rep McNerney, Jerry
[CA-11] - 6/6/2007
Rep Meehan, Martin T.
[MA-5] - 6/14/2007
Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Miller, George [CA-7]
- 5/2/2007
Rep Mitchell, Harry E.
[AZ-5] - 5/23/2007
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] -
4/23/2007
Rep Moran, James P.
[VA-8] - 4/19/2007
Rep Murphy, Christopher
S. [CT-5] - 4/30/2007
Rep
Napolitano, Grace F.
[CA-38] - 6/21/2007
Rep Norton, Eleanor
Holmes [DC] - 4/20/2007
Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.
[NJ-6] - 1/22/2008
Rep Payne, Donald M.
[NJ-10] - 4/24/2007
Rep Price, David E.
[NC-4] - 6/6/2007
Rep Rangel, Charles B.
[NY-15] - 4/23/2007
Rep Rothman, Steven R.
[NJ-9] - 4/30/2007
Rep Ruppersberger, C. A.
Dutch [MD-2] - 1/29/2008
Rep
Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Sanchez, Loretta
[CA-47] - 5/21/2007
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.
[IL-9] - 4/19/2007
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.
[PA-13] - 10/15/2007
Rep Shays, Christopher
[CT-4] - 4/19/2007
Rep
Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1]
- 4/23/2007
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27]
- 5/3/2007
Rep
Slaughter, Louise
McIntosh [NY-28] -
4/19/2007
Rep Solis, Hilda L.
[CA-32] - 4/19/2007
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete
[CA-13] - 4/19/2007
Rep
Sutton, Betty [OH-13] -
4/19/2007
Rep
Tauscher, Ellen O.
[CA-10] - 6/18/2007
Rep Thompson, Mike [CA-1]
- 4/19/2007
Rep Tierney, John F.
[MA-6] - 5/3/2007
Rep Towns, Edolphus
[NY-10] - 4/19/2007
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Tsongas, Niki [MA-5] -
2/12/2008
Rep Van Hollen, Chris
[MD-8] - 5/2/2007
Rep
Velazquez, Nydia M.
[NY-12] - 6/6/2007
Rep Wasserman Schultz,
Debbie [FL-20] -
4/23/2007
Rep Watson, Diane E.
[CA-33] - 4/19/2007
Rep Waxman, Henry A.
[CA-30] - 4/19/2007
Rep Weiner, Anthony D.
[NY-9] - 4/19/2007
Rep Welch, Peter [VT] -
5/21/2007
Rep Wexler, Robert
[FL-19] - 4/19/2007
Rep
Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] -
4/19/2007
Rep Wu, David [OR-1] -
4/23/2007
Rep Wynn, Albert Russell
[MD-4] - 4/23/2007
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