Will sponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act on day one to restore Roe v. Wade into federal law;
Will sponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act on day one to restore Roe v. Wade into federal law.
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Evidence
Under "DEFENDING ABORTION RIGHTS," the campaign page says: "Will sponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act on day one to restore Roe v. Wade into federal law."
Congress.gov lists the sponsor of H.R. 12 as Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], introduced on 06/24/2025, with Josh Riley appearing only among cosponsors on the bill's cosponsor list.
Riley's office said that on the Dobbs anniversary he was "cosponsoring the Women’s Health Protection Act" and quoted him saying he was acting to fight back and restore abortion access.
Assessments
Riley promised to sponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act on day one. In the 119th Congress, H.R. 12 was introduced on June 24, 2025 by Rep. Judy Chu, with Riley listed as a cosponsor rather than the bill sponsor. That means he did not fulfill the precise day-one sponsorship promise. However, he did take a concrete same-term legislative action by cosponsoring the bill and publicly tying that action to restoring reproductive freedom, so the promise merits partial credit rather than never.
Riley promised to sponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act on day one. In the 119th Congress, H.R. 12 was introduced by Rep. Judy Chu on June 24, 2025, and Riley appeared as a cosponsor, not the sponsor. His later cosponsorship was a concrete legislative effort in the same term, but it did not fulfill the specific day-one sponsorship promise or enact the broader Roe restoration outcome.
Riley promised to sponsor the Women’s Health Protection Act on day one. The 119th Congress bill was introduced on June 24, 2025 by Rep. Judy Chu, with Riley listed as a cosponsor rather than the sponsor, and the action occurred months after taking office rather than on day one. His cosponsorship was a concrete legislative effort toward the same policy goal, but it did not deliver the specific promised outcome.