H.Con.Res.65 - Commending State and local governments for championing reproductive rights as human rights.
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Latest Action · December 10, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
H.Con.Res. 65 is a concurrent resolution that commends state and local governments for recognizing reproductive rights as human rights, introduced in December 2025 with bipartisan support. The resolution cites the 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs decision that eliminated federal abortion protections, leading to state bans and restrictions that the resolution argues conflict with U.S. international human rights obligations and have caused documented harms including increased maternal mortality, denial of emergency care, and criminalization of pregnant people—with disproportionate impacts on low-income communities and people of color. The measure acknowledges efforts by cities and counties in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Louisiana to adopt resolutions treating reproductive rights as human rights aligned with international standards. The resolution calls on all states to repeal abortion restrictions and laws criminalizing pregnancy-related circumstances. This is a symbolic measure with no direct funding or implementation timeline; it expresses congressional sentiment rather than establishing policy or law.
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