,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djii ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bd1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,fletcher 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 ,mr4 ,amo1 ,ms4 ,ansari1 ,mr4 ,auchincloss1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,ms4 ,budzinski1 ,ms4 ,bynum1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,casar1 ,mr4 ,casten1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,dexter1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,garcia of ,california1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,perez1 ,mr4 ,golden of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,ms4 ,hoyle of ,oregon1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,leger ,fernandez1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,mc,bride1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,min1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,moskowitz1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,pettersen1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,riley of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,rivas1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,ms4 ,salinas1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,ms4 ,scholten1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,ms4 ,sherrill1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,sorensen1 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,whitesides1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,craig1 and ,ms4 ,sewell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the interference1 under color of ,state law1 with the provision of interstate abortion services1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring ,women's ,right to ,reproductive ,freedom ,act4 #b4 ,interference with interstate abortion services prohibited 7a7 ,interference prohibited ,no person acting under color of ,state law1 including any person who1 by operation of a provision of ,state law1 is permitted to implement or enforce ,state law1 may prevent1 restrict1 or impede1 or retaliate against1 in any manner-- 7#a7 a health care provider's ability to provide1 initiate1 or otherwise enable an abortion service that is lawful in the ,state in which the service is to be provided to a patient who does not reside in that ,state2 7#b7 any person or entity's ability to assist a health care provider to provide1 initiate1 or otherwise enable an abortion service that is lawful in the ,state in which the service is to be provided to a patient who does not reside in that ,state1 if such assistance does not violate the law of that ,state2 7#c7 any person's ability to travel across a ,state line for the purpose of obtaining an abortion service that is lawful in the ,state in which the service is to be provided2 7#d7 any person's or entity's ability to assist another person traveling across a ,state line for the purpose of obtaining an abortion service that is lawful in the ,state in which the service is to be provided2 or 7#e7 the movement in interstate commerce1 in accordance with ,federal law or regulation1 of any drug approved or licensed by the ,food and ,drug ,administration for the termination of a pregnancy4 7b7 ,enforcement by ,attorney ,general ,the ,attorney ,general may bring a civil action in the appropriate ,united ,states district court against any person who violates subsection 7a7 for declaratory and injunctive relief4 7c7 ,private right of action ,any person who is harmed by a violation of subsection 7a7 may bring a civil action in the appropriate ,united ,states district court against the person who violated such subsection for declaratory and injunctive relief1 and for such compensatory damages as the court determines appropriate1 including for economic losses and for emotional pain and suffering4 ,the court may1 in addition1 award reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the action to a prevailing plaintiff4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term abortion service means-- 7,a7 an abortion1 including the use of any drug approved or licensed by the ,food and ,drug ,administration for the termination of a pregnancy2 and 7,b7 any health care service related to or provided in conjunction with an abortion 7whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day as the abortion74 7#b7 ,the term health care provider means any entity or individual 7including any physician1 certified nurse-midwife1 nurse practitioner1 physician's assistant1 or pharmacist7 that is-- 7,a7 engaged or seeks to engage in the delivery of health care services1 including abortion services2 and 7,b7 licensed or certified to perform such service under applicable ,state law4 7#c7 ,the term drug has the meaning given such term in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba74 7#d7 ,the term ,state includes the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 each ,indian tribe1 and each territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 7e7 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 or the application of such provision to any person1 entity1 government1 or circumstance1 is held to be unconstitutional1 the remainder of this ,act1 or the application of such provision to all other persons1 entities1 governments1 or circumstances1 shall not be affected thereby4 7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to limit the fundamental right to travel within the ,united ,states1 including the ,district of ,columbia1 ,tribal lands1 and the territories of the ,united ,states1 nor to limit any existing enforcement authority of the ,attorney ,general or any existing remedies available to address a violation of such right4