Roe v. Wade / Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization : SCOTUS Decision and the Federal Response: Congress

Congressional Leaders

Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade (6/24/22)

• Dear Colleague on Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade (6/24/22)
• Dear Colleague: Miscarriage of Justice (6/25/22)
• Dear Colleague on Legislative Response to Supreme Court Overturning Roe (6/27/22)
• Pelosi Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order Protecting Reproductive Care (7/8/22)
• Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event on Capitol Steps Ahead of House Passage of Bills to Protect Women’s Reproductive Freedom (7/15/22; see also, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 8296)
• Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event on Right to Contraception Act (7/20/22; see also, H.R. 8373)
• Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Sharing Stories on Consequences of Extreme GOP Attacks on Reproductive Health Care (7/28/22)
• Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Roundtable on Women’s Reproductive Health (8/26/22)
• Pelosi Remarks at Roundtable Discussion on Women’s Reproductive Freedom (10/21/22)

Hoyer Statement on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade (6/24/22)

• Americans Oppose the Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Support Access to Reproductive Care (6/25/22)
• Hoyer Statement on President Biden's Executive Order Protecting Reproductive Freedom (7/8/22)
• Hoyer: We Cannot Afford to Underestimate the Risk to Marriage Equality (7/19/22; see also, H.R. 8404)

House Democrats: Chairman Jeffries Statement on the Extreme Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade (6/24/22)

The House GOP Leadership’s Statement on the Dobbs Decision (6/24/22)

• House Republicans are on the Side of Life (6/24/22)
• House GOP Pledges to Honor Our Fundamental Freedoms (7/6/22)

Schumer Statement on SCOTUS Overturning Roe and Republicans’ Complicity in this Dangerous Decision to End Abortion Rights (6/24/22)

• Transcript: Majority Leader Schumer Remarks At A Press Conference On The Fight To Protect Abortion Rights Against MAGA Republicans Following The 50th Anniversary Of Roe (1/24/23)

McConnell: "The Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling Is Courageous and Correct" (6/24/22)

• McConnell: Another Dangerous Attack on the Supreme Court (6/30/22)

Leader Jeffries Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade (1/22/23)

Majority Leader Scalise: The Fight For Life Continues (1/20/23)

Speaker McCarthy Statement on Passage of Pro-Life Legislation (1/11/23)

• Speaker McCarthy: A Day to Celebrate Life (1/20/23)

Additional House/Senate Responses

Democratic Women’s Caucus Statement on SCOTUS Decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (6/24/22)

• Democratic Women’s Caucus Defends Reproductive Freedom (7/19/22)

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Jayapal on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade (6/24/22)

• Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Agenda for Legislative and Executive Action to Protect Abortion Rights and Reproductive Freedom (7/15/22)
• Congressional Progressive Caucus Applauds House Passage of Respect for Marriage Act (7/19/22)

Pro-Choice Caucus statement on Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (6/24/22)

Warren Announces Two Key Data Brokers’ Commitment to Permanently Stop Selling Location Data of People Seeking Abortion Services (7/7/22)

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Congressman Lloyd Doggett Lead Effort To Protect Access to Abortion and Declare Public Health Emergency (7/13/22; direct to letter with 83 signatures)

Warren, Booker, Padilla Lead Senate Democrats Urging the Biden Administration to Declare a National and Public Health Emergency on Reproductive Rights (7/14/22; direct to letter with 18 signatures)