Enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law to protect access to reproductive health care and contraception.

Hakeem S. Jeffries · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.82 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 93%

Occurrences

Hakeem joined with House Democrats to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law so we can put a stop to this Republican scheme and protect Americans’ freedom to access reproductive health care and contraception.

Commit to federal legislation that codifies Roe-era reproductive protections and safeguards access to reproductive health care and contraception.

Reproductive Freedom - Hakeem Jeffries
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Evidence

Jeffries' current issue page says House Democrats passed the Women's Health Protection Act but the Senate failed to pass it; he says the fight continues until it becomes law of the land.

Primary-source confirmation that Jeffries supported codifying Roe protections, but the effort did not become federal law. This supports a partial-delivery assessment, not completion.

partial same_term A for effort

Protecting Reproductive Rights – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
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Jeffries said House Democrats had acted to protect reproductive health care and that Republicans were blocking House-passed legislation protecting abortion access nationwide.

Official statement confirming he publicly backed the effort and that enactment was blocked in the Senate. The promise was advanced, but not delivered.

partial same_term A for effort

REP. JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE EXTREME SUPREME COURT DECISION TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
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A May 25, 2026 profile says Jeffries is focused on winning the House majority and, as minority leader, has limited ability to get legislation enacted.

Recent reporting in the lookback window shows no new legislative delivery on the Roe-codification promise and underscores that Jeffries still lacks the chamber control needed to finish it.

partial same_term

Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House?
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 78%

Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Jeffries publicly supported and helped advance House Democratic efforts to codify Roe-era abortion protections, including House passage of the Women's Health Protection Act, but the promised outcome was not enacted into federal law because it stalled in the Senate. In federal legislative context, that is meaningful advancement without final delivery, so partial credit is appropriate rather than delivered. The relevant effort occurred while he was in office, making the timing same_term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 94%