On Capitol Hill, Sarah is fighting to codify the protections once afforded by Roe v. Wade and ensure every Marylander has the freedom they deserve.
Sarah Elfreth is committed to codifying the protections once afforded by Roe v. Wade and preserving reproductive freedom.
Occurrences
the bill text states it would protect a person's ability to decide whether to continue or end a pregnancy and protect providers' ability to provide abortion services
Evidence
Under 'Defending Choice,' the campaign site says Elfreth is 'fighting to codify the protections once afforded by Roe v. Wade' and that in the Maryland Senate she co-sponsored a constitutional amendment to enshrine reproductive freedom.
The Congressional Record Index lists Elfreth as a bill cosponsor for H.R. 4611, described as 'Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman.'
The same Congressional Record Index lists Elfreth as a bill cosponsor for H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, which aims 'to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy.'
The Congressional Record Index also lists Elfreth as a cosponsor of H.R. 2029, described as revising rules that ban mailing or receiving items related to medication abortions.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 27 on H.R. 21 as 'On Passage' of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and the status is 'Passed.'
Congress.gov shows H.R. 12 was introduced and referred to committee; the bill text states it would protect a person's ability to decide whether to continue or end a pregnancy and protect providers' ability to provide abortion services.
The current official House press-release index shows the latest dated item as June 5, 2026, with nearby June 2 and June 5 releases focused on defense and immigration rather than any reproductive-freedom codification action.
The House office's votes-and-legislation page lists recent votes through April 29, 2026 and links to Elfreth-sponsored/co-sponsored legislation, but it does not show any enacted Roe-codifying measure in the current term.
The campaign issues page says that under 'Defending Choice,' Elfreth is fighting on Capitol Hill to codify Roe-era protections and preserve reproductive freedom.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Sarah Elfreth [D-MD-3] as an original cosponsor of H.R. 12 on June 24, 2025.
The bill text says H.R. 12 would protect a person's ability to decide whether to continue or end a pregnancy and protect providers' ability to provide abortion services.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 12 was introduced and referred to House committees; its tracker status is Introduced, with later steps still listed as Passed House, Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law.
Congress.gov explains enacted bills appear on the public-laws list after public-law numbers are assigned; the 119th Congress list shown contains no Roe, abortion, or reproductive-freedom codification law.
The House Clerk records H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, as passed 217-204-1; Elfreth is listed as voting Nay.
Assessments
The promised federal outcome was codifying Roe-era abortion protections and preserving reproductive freedom. Elfreth took concrete same-term legislative action by cosponsoring H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, and related abortion-access measures, and by opposing an anti-abortion House bill. However, H.R. 12 remained introduced/referred and no federal Roe-codification public law was enacted, so the promised outcome was not delivered despite a serious legislative attempt.
Elfreth made a serious legislative effort by cosponsoring multiple abortion-rights bills and publicly pledging to codify Roe-era protections, but the evidence shows no enacted federal codification or completed deliverable. The promise remains unfulfilled at the federal level, so this is a failed attempt rather than delivery.
Elfreth took concrete same-term legislative action consistent with the promise by cosponsoring H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, along with other abortion-access measures. However, the core promised outcome was codifying Roe-style protections at the federal level, and the cited evidence shows H.R. 12 was only introduced and referred to committee, not enacted. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the promised policy outcome was not delivered, the appropriate outcome is never with an effort badge.