House Democrats are releasing a discharge petition to bring the Right to Contraception Act to the floor for a vote.
Act just one day before the Senate is set to vote on the measure in an effort to force GOP leaders to bring the legislation to the floor for a vote.
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Rep. Kathy Manning announced the petition on Tuesday during a press conference with several female House Democrats, as well as House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar and other members. “Republicans have a choice to make: They can put aside their MAGA ideology and join us, join the American people, and get this bill passed,” Clark said, “or they can triple down on their anti-freedom extremism in full view of the American people. The country is watching, and their constituents will remember where they stood when it mattered.”
To bring legislation to the floor under a discharge petition, House Democrats would need 218 signatures. Currently, the Right to Contraception Act has over 200 co-sponsors who are all Democrats. Introduced by Manning last Congress, it passed the House and was received in the Senate in July 2022. Manning reintroduced the legislation on June 14, 2023.
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