limit restrictions on provision of abortion services to protect women’s right to determine whether to continue or end pregnancy and protect health providers ability to provide reproductive services (see H.R. 12)
She will limit restrictions on abortion services to protect women's right to continue or end a pregnancy and protect health providers' ability to provide reproductive services.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov lists H.R.2975 as the Women's Health Protection Act of 2019. Its official title covered protecting a woman's ability to end a pregnancy and providers' ability to provide reproductive health care, including abortion services. Stevens is listed as a cosponsor on 2019-06-25. The latest action was referral to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and the bill status was Introduced.
Congress.gov lists H.R.3755 as the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021. Stevens is listed as a cosponsor on 2021-08-10. The bill passed the House on 2021-09-24, but Senate cloture on proceeding to the measure was not invoked on 2022-02-28 by a 46-48 vote.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 295 on H.R.3755, the Women's Health Protection Act. The vote question was passage, the status was Passed, and Stevens of Michigan voted Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R.8296 as the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022. Its title was to protect a person's ability to continue or end a pregnancy and protect providers' ability to provide abortion services. The bill passed the House 219-210 on 2022-07-15 and was received in the Senate on 2022-07-18; its status remained Passed House.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 360 on H.R.8296, the Women's Health Protection Act. The vote question was passage, the status was Passed, and Stevens of Michigan voted Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R.8297, later titled the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act. Stevens is listed as a cosponsor on 2022-07-11. The bill passed the House 223-205 on 2022-07-15 and was received in the Senate on 2022-07-18. The summary says it would bar state-law interference with access to out-of-state abortion services, including providers serving out-of-state residents.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 362 on H.R.8297, the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act. The vote question was passage, the status was Passed, and Stevens of Michigan voted Yea.
Congress.gov lists H.R.12 as the Women's Health Protection Act of 2023. Stevens is listed as an original cosponsor on 2023-03-30. The bill status was Introduced, with latest action referral to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on 2023-04-07.
Congress.gov lists H.R.12 as the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025. Stevens is listed as an original cosponsor on 2025-06-24. As of the page record, the bill status was Introduced after referral to the Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 29 on H.R.26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The vote question was passage, the status was Passed, and Stevens of Michigan voted Nay.
Congress.gov lists H.R.26 as the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The summary states it would impose care and reporting duties on practitioners after an abortion or attempted abortion and attach criminal penalties for noncompliance. The bill passed the House, was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar, and did not become law in the recorded actions.
Assessments
Stevens took repeated federal legislative actions aligned with the promise: she cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act versions and related abortion-access bills, voted for House passage of abortion-access protections, and voted against additional abortion-provider restrictions. However, the promised federal outcome was not delivered: the relevant bills either died after House passage, remained introduced or pending, or otherwise did not become law. Because she made serious legislative efforts but the substantive restriction-limiting protections were not enacted, this is a failed delivery with effort credit rather than partial or full delivery.