Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 999) to protect an individual's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care providers ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

Key Points

• This resolution is a procedural step that sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will debate and vote on a bill to protect birth control access. It allows for one hour of debate before a final vote is taken.
• The bill being considered, H.R. 999, aims to guarantee that people across the country can legally buy and use contraceptives. It also protects the rights of doctors and nurses to provide information and prescriptions for birth control.
• By passing this resolution, lawmakers are clearing the way for a direct vote on whether contraception should be a protected right under federal law. This move is intended to prevent states from passing laws that might limit or ban birth control.

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