I support codifying Roe v. Wade and permanently restoring a woman’s right to choose into law.
Codify Roe v. Wade and permanently restore the right to choose into law.
Occurrences
Sorensen noted he would support federal legislation to codify the right to an abortion.
Evidence
Under “Protecting Reproductive Rights,” the campaign page says: “I support codifying Roe v. Wade and permanently restoring a woman’s right to choose into law.”
Congress.gov lists H.R. 12 as having the status “Introduced,” with latest action on 06/24/2025 referring it to committee. The bill text says it is “To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.”
The Congressional Record index under “Women’s Health Protection Act” lists “Enact (H.R. 12)” and “Enact (H.R. 12): consideration (see H. Res. 468).”
Under “Bills and resolutions cosponsored,” the index lists abortion bills including H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would limit restrictions on abortion services and protect the right to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy.
Latest Action: House - 06/24/2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary... Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.
Under "Protecting Reproductive Rights," the campaign page says: "I support codifying Roe v. Wade and permanently restoring a woman’s right to choose into law."
Congress.gov shows H.R. 12 as introduced on 2025-06-24, referred to the Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees, and still at the Introduced stage; Sorensen is listed among the cosponsors.
Assessments
Sorensen explicitly promised to codify Roe v. Wade, but there is no evidence that this outcome became federal law. The main vehicle tied to that promise, H.R. 12 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025), remained at the introduced/committee stage and was not enacted. Sorensen did materially pursue the promise by cosponsoring that bill, which qualifies as a serious legislative effort, but cosponsorship without passage does not fulfill the promise.
Sorensen promised to codify Roe v. Wade and restore federal abortion-rights protections. In office, he cosponsored H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025, the main federal vehicle for that outcome, so he made a serious legislative effort. But the bill remains at the introduced/referred-to-committee stage and has not passed Congress or become law, so the promised federal codification has not been delivered.
Sorensen promised to codify Roe v. Wade and restore abortion rights in federal law. He made a concrete legislative effort by cosponsoring H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act, which is the relevant federal vehicle for that policy goal. However, the bill remained introduced/referred to committee and was not enacted, so the promised legal outcome was not delivered.