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MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the restriction on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care.
Summary
This bill repeals Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, which currently restricts the Department of Defense from using federal funds or military medical facilities to provide abortion services. Current law permits abortion only in cases where the mother's life is endangered or in cases of rape or incest. Repealing this restriction would allow the Department of Defense to use its funds and facilities to provide abortion care to military servicemembers and their families. The bill would give the military medical system the same flexibility as civilian federal healthcare systems regarding abortion services. The bill does not establish new programs or additional funding; it removes an existing statutory limitation on DoD's use of existing resources.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Chrissy Houlahan’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $12,234
- GOOGLE $8,350
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA $7,450
- SKADDEN ARPS $7,418
- LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP $7,350
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Actions (2)
- Jun 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Jun 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 12, 2025
Ms. Houlahan (for herself, Ms. Strickland, and Ms. Jacobs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the restriction on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act” or the “MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS AND FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ABORTION CARE.
Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. <all>
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