Introduced
July 13, 2026
Ms. Simon (for herself, Ms. Pressley, and Ms. Kamlager-Dove) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, 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
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for Reproductive Justice on the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America.
- (1) recognizes that every person has the right to safe, dignified, and equitable conditions for childbirth and family formation;
- (2) commits to policies that advance person-centered, community-rooted maternal health care that expands the full continuum of maternal care, and ensures accountability at every level of the health care system;
- (3) condemns increased criminalization of pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, and affirms protections against reproductive coercion, forced sterilization, and the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, abortion, and stillbirth;
- (4) affirms individuals should have coverage and access to fertility treatments, assisted reproductive technologies, and the full range of options people need to form families on their own terms with ethical and equitable regulatory frameworks governing emerging reproductive technologies, with particular attention to preventing eugenic application;
- (5) affirms that reproductive freedom includes the right to plan, space, or end a pregnancy safely, legally, and without barrier and commits to policies that advance, and constitutional enshrinement of, the right to abortion and comprehensive reproductive health care at every level of government;
- (6) condemns funding restrictions that deny or delay reproductive health care to people based on income, immigration status, insurance status, or geography, including Hyde Amendment-style prohibitions and their State and local equivalents;
- (7) affirms the commitment of Congress to guarantee universal access to comprehensive, medically accurate, age-appropriate reproductive and sexual health education and care;
- (8) affirms that reproductive justice requires the conditions to raise families safely, sustainably, and with full human dignity;
- (9) affirms the commitment of Congress to guarantee a universal and robust health care system that includes the full suite of reproductive and sexual health care, including abortion, contraception, prenatal and postpartum care, and gender-affirming care, for every person, regardless of income, employment, or geography;
- (10) recognizes the need for universal paid family and medical leave;
- (11) affirms that every person should have access to affordable, high-quality childcare and early education, essential family supports, including nutrition, housing, and health services, so that every child has the foundation for a safe, healthy, and supported childhood; and
- (12) declares a vision for a future where reproductive freedom is treated not as a privilege to be granted or withheld, but as a human right guaranteed to us all, and an indispensable foundation of democracy, dignity, and the American promise.