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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 access to contraception and cannot be achieved through less restrictive means.
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 8373 as passed House on Jul 21, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Jul 21, 2022Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJul 21, 2022
House Jul 21, 2022 · the primary vote
Right to Contraception Act
Passed
228 Yea 195 Nay 6 not voting · 2 present
Party-line vote 8 of 423 voting members broke with their own party: 8 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
431 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 8373 and vote against it. 55 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 8373 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
25 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.