S. 4554 · 118th Congress

Expresses support for abortion access and for restoring Roe v. Wade protections

Official title: Reproductive Freedom for Women Act1

Did not become lawAbortion lawWho sets abortion law

§1What it does

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This bill would state the sense of Congress, a formal statement of opinion, that protections for abortion rights and other reproductive health care should be supported following the Supreme Court's June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson decision.2,3,4 It would also state that the protections of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision should be restored and built upon.4 It would not change any law, create new legal rights or provide funding.4 A Senate vote to take up the bill, which needed 60 votes, failed 49 to 44.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, July 11, 2024: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4529)1
IntroducedJune 17, 2024
SponsorSen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsors44 cosponsors (42 Democratic, 2 independent)
Official recordS. 4554 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

Senate, July 10, 2024

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected — 49 yes, 44 no, 7 not voting.5