,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dgja ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #h1 #bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 and ,ms4 ,alsobrooks7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,freedom to ,travel for ,health ,care ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the right to travel freely and voluntarily among the several ,states is one of the chief privileges and immunities guaranteed to all citizens of the ,united ,states by the #adth ,amendment and one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to all persons under the #adth ,amendment's ,equal ,protection ,clause4 7#b7 ,section #e of the #adth ,amendment empowers ,congress to enforce1 by appropriate legislation1 its provisions4 7#c7 ,article #a1 section #h1 clause #c of the ,constitution of the ,united ,states empowers ,congress to regulate commerce among the several ,states4 7#d7 ,the ,supreme ,court has repeatedly held that a citizen of one ,state who travels in other ,states1 intending to return home at the end of his journey1 is entitled to enjoy the ,privileges and ,immunities of ,citizens in the several ,states that he visits 7,saenz v4 ,roe1 #ebf ,u4,s4 #dhi1 #eja 7#aiii7 7citing ,corfield v4 ,coryell1 #f ,f4 ,cas4 #edf 7,no4 #c1bcj7 7,c4,c4,e4,d4,pa4#ahbc72 ,edwards v4 ,california1 #cad ,u4,s4 #afj 7#aida72 ,united ,states v4 ,guest1 #chc ,u4,s4 #gde 7#aiff7774 7#e7 ,the ,supreme ,court long ago decided that one of the privileges which the ,constitution guarantees to citizens of #a ,state is the fundamental right to travel to another ,state to seek and obtain services lawful in that ,state1 including medical services1 on terms of substantial equality with the citizens of that ,state 7,toomer v4 ,witsell1 #ccd ,u4,s4 #che1 #cif 7#aidh72 ,hicklin v4 ,orbeck1 #dcg ,u4,s4 #eah1 #ebe 7#aigh72 ,doe v4 ,bolton1 #daj ,u4,s4 #agi1 #bjj 7#aigc7 7citing ,ward v4 ,maryland1 #gi ,u4,s4 #dah 7#ahgj772 ,chalker v4 ,birmingham ,n4,w4,ry4 ,co41 #bdi ,u4,s4 #ebb1 #ebg 7#aiai72 ,shaffer v4 ,carter1 #beb ,u4,s4 #cg1 #eb1 #ec 7#aibj774 7#f7 ,since the #bjbb ,supreme ,court decision in ,dobbs v4 ,jackson ,women's ,health ,org41 #adb ,s4 ,ct4 #bbbh 7#bjbb71 ,states and localities have proposed and enacted legislation attempting to interfere with the ability to travel for reproductive health care4 #c4 ,freedom of travel 7a7 ,prohibited conduct ,it shall be unlawful for any person or government to-- 7#a7 restrict or in any way sanction1 hold liable1 discriminate against1 or otherwise disadvantage any individual from traveling to another ,state to receive or provide reproductive health care that is legal in that ,state2 7#b7 restrict or in any way sanction1 hold liable1 discriminate against1 or otherwise disadvantage any individual1 entity1 or organization from assisting an individual in traveling to another ,state to receive or provide reproductive health care that is legal in that ,state2 7#c7 deny any right1 benefit1 or privilege to an individual1 entity1 or organization as retaliation for another person's travel to another ,state to receive or provide reproductive health care that is legal in that ,state2 or 7#d7 restrict or in any way sanction1 hold liable1 discriminate against1 or otherwise disadvantage a reproductive health care provider for providing1 initiating1 or otherwise enabling reproductive health care services for an individual who does not reside in the ,state wherein the provider offers health care services if it would be legal for the health care provider to provide1 initiate1 or otherwise enable the same reproductive health care services to an individual who resides in the ,state where the provider offers health care services4 7b7 ,preemption ,a ,state law that is inconsistent with this section shall be preempted and shall have no legal effect4 ,no ,state1 ,state official1 or any other person acting under the color of law may enforce or apply any law that is inconsistent with this section4 7c7 ,enforcement 7#a7 ,attorney general ,the ,attorney ,general may commence a civil action in ,united ,states district court on behalf of the ,united ,states against any ,state1 ,state official1 or any other person acting under the color of law in violation of this section4 ,the court shall hold unlawful and set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in violation of this section4 7#b7 ,private right of action ,any individual or entity adversely affected by an alleged violation of this section may commence a civil action in ,state or ,federal court against any ,state1 ,state official1 or any other person acting under the color of law in violation of this section4 ,the court shall hold unlawful and set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in violation of this section4 7#c7 ,reproductive health care provider ,a reproductive health care provider may commence an action for relief on its own behalf1 on behalf of the provider's staff1 or on behalf of the provider's patients who are or may be adversely affected by an alleged violation of this section4 7#d7 ,remedies ,in any action under this section1 the court may award appropriate relief1 including damages1 declaratory relief1 and temporary1 preliminary1 or permanent injunctive relief4 7#e7 ,costs ,in any action under this section1 the court shall award costs of litigation1 as well as reasonable attorney's fees1 to any prevailing plaintiff4 ,a plaintiff shall not be liable to a defendant for costs or attorney's fees in any non-frivolous action under this section4 7#f7 ,jurisdiction ,the district courts of the ,united ,states shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this section and shall exercise the same without regard to whether the party aggrieved shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided for by law4 7#g7 ,abrogation of ,state immunity ,neither a ,state that enforces or maintains1 nor a government official who implements or enforces1 any limitation or requirement that violates this section shall be immune under the ,tenth ,amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 the ,eleventh ,amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 the doctrine of sovereign immunity1 the doctrine of qualified immunity1 or any other source of law1 from an action in a ,federal or ,state court of competent jurisdiction challenging that limitation or requirement4 7#h7 ,right to remove ,a defendant shall have a right to remove to ,federal court any civil or criminal proceeding that would have the purpose or effect of interfering with or imposing any liability for the exercise of the travel right in this section1 with venue in the district court of the ,united ,states for the district and division embracing the place wherein such proceeding is pending4 ,an order remanding the case to ,state court may be immediately reviewable on appeal or otherwise4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,government ,the term government includes each branch1 department1 agency1 instrumentality1 and official of the ,united ,states or of a ,state4 7#b7 ,reproductive health care ,the term reproductive health care means medical1 surgical1 counseling1 or referral services and care related to pregnancy1 including the prevention or termination of a pregnancy1 and other reproductive care4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state includes the ,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 each territory and possession of the ,united ,states1 and any subdivision of a ,state1 including any unit of local government1 such as a county1 city1 town1 village1 or other general purpose political subdivision of a ,state4 #d4 ,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