she is fighting to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to safeguard access to safe, legal healthcare, abortion, and IVF.
Fight to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to safeguard access to safe, legal healthcare, abortion, and IVF.
Occurrences
She is fighting to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to safeguard access to safe, legal healthcare, abortion, and IVF.
Evidence
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"Sylvia Garcia is fighting to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to safeguard access to safe, legal healthcare, abortion, and IVF."
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]* appears among the original cosponsors dated 06/08/2021.
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Action overview shows: "09/24/2021 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 211 (Roll no. 295)."
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Latest action: "Senate - 02/28/2022 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 48. Record Vote Number: 65."
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The statement says, "The Senate’s failure to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act not only won’t stop our fight..." and notes House Democrats had passed the legislation the prior September.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.12 as introduced on 06/24/2025, referred to House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary, and still at status Introduced. The cosponsors include Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia [D-TX-29] as an original cosponsor dated 06/24/2025.
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Congress.gov lists the Senate companion, S.2150, as introduced on 06/24/2025, read twice, referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and still at status Introduced.
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Congress.gov shows H.R.12 was introduced on 2025-06-24, referred to the House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees, remains in Introduced status, and lists Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia as an original cosponsor.
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Congress.gov shows S.2150 was introduced on 2025-06-24, read twice and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, and remains in Introduced status.
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The House Clerk's roll call record shows H.R. 3755 passed the House on 2021-09-24 by a vote of 218-211.
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The Senate roll call for vote 65 shows cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3755 was rejected on 2022-02-28, 46-48.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.12 with latest action on 06/24/2025: referred to House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary; tracker status remains Introduced, with 3 actions and 207 cosponsors.
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Congress.gov lists S.2150 with latest action on 06/24/2025: read twice and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee; tracker status remains Introduced and no Senate passage is shown.
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Last Action Date Listed June 24, 2025 Action Ms. Chu ... Ms. Garcia of Texas ... introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary
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Latest Action: Senate - 06/24/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. This bill has the status Introduced
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I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act
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Garcia (TX) | Democratic | TX | Nay
Assessments
Garcia took concrete legislative action by serving as an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act in prior and current Congresses, and the House passed the 2021 version. However, the measure did not become law in the 117th Congress after Senate failure, and the 2025 House and Senate versions remain introduced/referred rather than passed or enacted. Because Garcia remains in federal office and the 119th Congress is ongoing, the promise to fight for passage is not delivered yet but remains unresolved, with clear effort credit.
Garcia has taken concrete action by serving as an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act in both the 117th Congress and again in the 119th Congress, which shows meaningful effort to advance the promise. The bill passed the House in 2021 but failed in the Senate, so that earlier effort did not deliver the promised outcome. In the current Congress, H.R. 12 and its Senate companion S. 2150 were introduced on June 24, 2025 and, as of the latest cited record, remain at the introduced/referred stage without passage or enactment. Because Garcia is still in office and the current congressional term is still ongoing, the promise is not fulfilled but also not finally failed yet.
The Women’s Health Protection Act has not passed Congress or become law. Garcia did materially support the effort as an original cosponsor of WHPA legislation, including the 2021 House bill that passed the House but failed in the Senate, and the 2025 reintroduction that remains only introduced/referred. That is a serious federal legislative attempt, but the promised passage and resulting safeguard were not delivered.
Garcia materially supported the Women’s Health Protection Act as an original House cosponsor, and the House passed H.R.3755 in 2021. However, the promised federal outcome was not delivered because the bill failed to advance in the Senate in February 2022 and did not become law. Her cosponsorship and the House passage show a serious legislative effort, but not fulfillment of the promised policy result.
The promised outcome was passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act to safeguard access to abortion, IVF, and related healthcare. Garcia took concrete action by cosponsoring the House bill, and the House passed H.R.3755 in September 2021, but the Senate failed to advance it in February 2022 and the Act did not become law. Because there was a serious legislative effort but the promised policy outcome was not delivered, this is best rated never with an effort badge.