Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · S

S. 25 (102nd)

Freedom of Choice Act of 1992

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

14 January 1991

Last action

15 July 1992 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.

Sponsors

Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Burdick, Jocelyn [D-ND], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

21 April 2025

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Freedom of Choice Act of 1991 - Provides that a State may not restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy: (1) before fetal viability; or (2) at any time, if such termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman. Allows a State to impose requirements medically necessary to protect the life or health of such women.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 14 January 1991

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 January 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 May 1992

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-813.

    Source: Committee

  4. 1 July 1992

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  5. 15 July 1992

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 15 July 1992

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Jun 23, 92 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-321. Minority views filed.

    Source: Committee

  7. 15 July 1992

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Jun 23, 92 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-321. Minority views filed.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

4 official files

Reported to Senate (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Reported to Senate (text)

    Reported to Senate · EN

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 15 July 1992

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 14 January 1991

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 49 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Showing 9 of 12 related records.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.