Restriction on Contraception: Zika Response
Zika Response and Preparedness Act, H.R.2577. Motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R.2577, which restricts access to contraception by excluding family-planning providers from receiving Zika response funds. Three-fifths of the total Senate (60 votes) is required to invoke cloture.
(Some anti-choice lawmakers cast what appear to be pro-choice votes; most observers recognize that those votes were cast for reasons unrelated to reproductive health.) Leader Mitch McConnell switched his vote (from anti-choice to pro-choice) to preserve right to file a motion to reconsider.
This measure negatively impacts reproductive freedom.
June 28, 2016
H.R.2577
Voting Record
| Name | State/Territory | Chamber | Party | District | How they voted
yea
Vote for/in favor of
nay
Vote against
—
Abstained, absent, ineligible, present, resigned or deceased
L
Leader switched vote to preserve right to file a motion to reconsider
S
The speaker exercised their discretion not to vote |
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| No results found. |