,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbc,ms4 
,jackson ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect heal?   
c>e provid]s & p seek+ reproductive     
heal? c>e s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,safegu>d ,heal?c>e ,indu/ry          
,employees f ,litigation & ,di/ress ,act
 or ! ,,%ield ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m reproductive heal?
 c>e s]vice includes1 ) respect to a    
curr5t1 pot5tial1 or anticipat$         
pregnancy-- 7,a7 a diagnosis2  7,b7 an  
evaluation2  7,c7 an assessm5t2  7,d7 a 
consultation or ! provision ( advice1   
includ+ ) respect to decision mak+2     
7,e7 a treatm5t2 &  7,f7 an             

abortion-relat$ heal? c>e s]vice4  7#b7 
,! t]m heal? c>e provid] means any      
entity or individual 7includ+ any       
physician1 c]tifi$ nurse-midwife1 nurse 
practition]1 nurse1 physician's         
assi/ant1 ph>maci/1 or o!r m$ical       
pr(essional7 t is-- 7,a7 engag$ or seeks
 to engage 9 decision mak+ relat$ to1 or
 ! deliv]y (1 heal? c>e s]vices1 includ+
 reproductive heal? c>e s]vices2 &  7,b7
 lic5s$ or c]tifi$ to p]=m su* s]vice "u
 applicable ,/ate law4  7#c7 ,! t]m     
,/ate includes ! sev]al ,/ates1 !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ea* ,indian     
tribe1 & ea* t]ritory or possession ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,re/riction on c]ta9
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice law en=cem5t fund+ 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! funds t a ,/ate w\ld    
o!rwise receive "u a cov]$ grant program
 %all be r$uc$ by #ej p]c5t if ! ,/ate  
has 9 effect a law t au?orizes (fic]s or
 employees ( ! ,/ate or ( a unit ( local

 gov]nm5t to prev5t 7includ+ ?r\gh      
crim9al en=cem5t71 re/rict1 imp$e1 or   
retaliate aga9/-- 7#a7 a heal? c>e      
provid] :o seeks to initiate1 provide1  
or o!rwise facilitate ! provision (     
reproductive heal? c>e s]vices to a     
pati5t or prospective pati5t2  7#b7 any 
p]son or entity t seeks to assi/ a heal?
 c>e provid] :o seeks to initiate1      
provide1 or o!rwise facilitate !        
provision ( reproductive heal? c>e      
s]vices to a pati5t or prospective      
pati5t2  7#c7 any p]son :o seeks to ga9 
access to-- 7,a7 reproductive heal? c>e 
s]vices2 or  7,b7 a heal? c>e provid] = 
! purpose ( access+ reproductive heal?  
c>e s]vices2 or  7#d7 any p]son or      
entity t seeks to assi/ ano!r p]son :o  
seeks to ga9 access to-- 7,a7           
reproductive heal? c>e s]vices2 or  7,b7
 a heal? c>e provid] = ! purpose (      
access+ reproductive heal? c>e s]vices4 
7b7 ,cov]$ grant program ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m cov]$ grant program means grants 
"u-- 7#a7 "p ,q ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus 

,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #acjha et seq472 & 
7#b7 subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( !   
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et  
seq474  #d4 ,int]f]5ce by (fic]s or     
employees ( a ,/ate or unit ( local     
gov]nm5t prohibit$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no    
(fic] or employee ( a ,/ate or unit (   
local gov]nm5t may act "u color ( law 9 
any mann] t w\ld h a discrim9atory      
effect on a woman by prev5t+ 7includ+   
?r\gh crim9al en=cem5t71 re/rict+1      
imp$+1 or retaliat+ aga9/-- 7#a7 a heal?
 c>e provid] :o seeks to initiate1      
provide1 or o!rwise facilitate !        
provision ( reproductive heal? c>e      
s]vices to a pati5t or prospective      
pati5t2  7#b7 any p]son or entity t     
seeks to assi/ a heal? c>e provid] :o   
seeks to initiate1 provide1 or o!rwise  
facilitate ! provision ( reproductive   
heal? c>e s]vices to a pati5t or        
prospective pati5t2  7#c7 any p]son :o  
seeks to ga9 access to-- 7,a7           

reproductive heal? c>e s]vices2 or  7,b7
 a heal? c>e provid] = ! purpose (      
access+ reproductive heal? c>e s]vices2 
or  7#d7 any p]son or entity t seeks to 
assi/ ano!r p]son :o seeks to ga9 access
 to-- 7,a7 reproductive heal? c>e       
s]vices2 or  7,b7 a heal? c>e provid] = 
! purpose ( access+ reproductive heal?  
c>e s]vices4  7b7 ,en=cem5t by ,attorney
 ,g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a   
civil action = decl>atory & injunctive  
relief 9 ! appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates    
di/rict c\rt aga9/ any p]son :o violates
 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,private "r (     
action ,any p]son :o is h>m$ by a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 may br+ a    
civil action 9 ! appropriate ,unit$     
,/ates di/rict c\rt aga9/ ! p]son :o    
violat$ su* subsection =-- 7#a7         
decl>atory & injunctive relief2  7#b7   
su* comp5satory damages z ! c\rt        
det]m9es appropriate1 includ+ = economic
 losses & = emotional pa9 & suff]+2     
7#c7 su* punitive damages z ! c\rt      
det]m9es appropriate2 &  7#d7 reasonable

 attorney's fees & co/s ( ! action t !  
c\rt det]m9es appropriate to aw>d to a  
prevail+ pla9tiff4  7d7 ,crim9al p5alty 
,:oev]1 9 violat+ subsection 7a71 uses a
 deadly or dang]\s weapon or inflicts   
bodily injury1 %all be f9$ "u title #ah1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or imprison$ n m  
?an #bj ye>s1 or bo?4  7e7 ,no ,/ate    
immunity ,a ,/ate %all n be immune "u ! 
elev5? am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates f an action 9 a ,f$]al or 
,/ate c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction = a  
violation ( ?is section4  #e4 ,int]f]5ce
 by p]sons n (fic]s or employees ( a    
,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t prohibit$
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no p]son :o is n an     
(fic] or employee ( a ,/ate or ( a unit 
( local gov]nm5t1 :o1 9 a circum/ance   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 by op]ation (
 a provision ( ,/ate law attempts to    
implem5t or en=ce ,/ate law1 may act or 
?reat5 to act 9 any mann] to prev5t1    
re/rict1 imp$e1 or retaliate aga9/--    
7#a7 a heal? c>e provid] :o seeks to    
initiate1 provide1 or o!rwise facilitate

 ! provision ( reproductive heal? c>e   
s]vices to a pati5t or prospective      
pati5t2  7#b7 any p]son or entity t     
assi/s a heal? c>e provid] :o seeks to  
initiate1 provide1 or o!rwise facilitate
 ! provision ( reproductive heal? c>e   
s]vices to a pati5t or prospective      
pati5t2  7#c7 any p]son :o seeks to ga9 
access to-- 7,a7 reproductive heal? c>e 
s]vices2 or  7,b7 a heal? c>e provid] = 
! purpose ( access+ reproductive heal?  
c>e s]vices2 or  7#d7 any p]son or      
entity t seeks to assi/ ano!r p]son :o  
seeks to ga9 access to-- 7,a7           
reproductive heal? c>e s]vices2 or  7,b7
 a heal? c>e provid] = ! purpose (      
access+ reproductive heal? c>e s]vices4 
7b7 ,circum/ances describ$ ,= ! purposes
 ( subsection 7a71 ! circum/ances       
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are t-- 7#a7  
any travel 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 
or travel enabl$ by a means1 *annel1    
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce1 occurr$ 9 fur!rance ( or
 9 connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9    

subsection 7a72  7#b7 a means1 *annel1  
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce 0 us$ 9 fur!rance ( or 9 
connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9       
subsection 7a72  7#c7 any paym5t ( any  
k9d 0 made1 directly or indirectly1 9   
fur!rance ( or 9 connection ) ! conduct 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 us+ any means1
 *annel1 facility1 or in/rum5tality (   
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce or 9 or       
affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2  7#d7
 any communication 0 transmitt$ 9       
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 relat+ to or 
9 fur!rance ( ! conduct describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 us+ any means1 *annel1   
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce or 9 or affect+ int]/ate 
or =eign comm]ce by any means or 9      
mann]1 includ+ by comput]1 mail1 wire1  
or electromagnetic transmission2  7#e7  
any in/rum5t1 item1 sub/ance1 or o!r    
object t has travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign
 comm]ce 0 us$ to p]=m ! conduct        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a72  7#f7 !      
conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a7       

occurr$ )9 ! special m>itime &          
t]ritorial jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 or any t]ritory or possession ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#g7 ! conduct     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 o!rwise       
occurr$ 9 or affect$ int]/ate or =eign  
comm]ce4  7c7 ,en=cem5t by ,attorney    
,g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may br+ a    
civil action = decl>atory & injunctive  
relief 9 ! appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates    
di/rict c\rt aga9/ any p]son :o violates
 subsection 7a74  7d7 ,private "r (     
action ,any p]son :o is h>m$ by a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 may br+ a    
civil action 9 ! appropriate ,unit$     
,/ates di/rict c\rt aga9/ ! p]son :o    
violat$ su* subsection =-- 7#a7         
decl>atory & injunctive relief2  7#b7   
su* comp5satory damages z ! c\rt        
det]m9es appropriate1 includ+ = economic
 losses & = emotional pa9 & suff]+2     
7#c7 su* punitive damages z ! c\rt      
det]m9es appropriate2 &  7#d7 reasonable
 attorney's fees & co/s ( ! action t !  
c\rt det]m9es appropriate to aw>d to a  

prevail+ pla9tiff4  7e7 ,crim9al p5alty 
,:oev]1 9 violat+ subsection 7a71 uses a
 deadly or dang]\s weapon or inflicts   
bodily injury1 %all be f9$ "u title #ah1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or imprison$ n m  
?an #bj ye>s1 or bo?4  #f4 ,sev]ability 
,if any provision ( ?is ,act1 or !      
application ( su* provision to any      
p]son1 entity1 gov]nm5t1 or circum/ance1
 is held to be uncon/itutional1 !       
rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 or ! application (  
su* provision to all o!r p]sons1        
entities1 gov]nm5ts1 or circum/ances1   
%all n be affect$ !reby4