Reproductive health care
Votes on abortion access, contraception, fertility treatment and the federal funding attached to each.
14 of these 14 votes split the parties — 3 in the House and 11 in the Senate — and only those place anyone on the scale. Which end is which is read from the votes: it is the side most Democrats took on most of them.
Ted Budd on this value
0 of 10 party-split votes with the Democrats and 10 with the Republicans.
The 14 votes behind this value
Each was chosen by hand, and the sentence under it is the written reason for what a yea and a nay each did. Under that is how each party voted, which is where the two ends of the scale come from. Every one links to its full roll call, where you can see the question as the chamber put it and how every member voted.
A reserve fund for extending the prohibition on Medicaid payments to abortion providers. A nay declines to extend the funding ban.
Democrats 0–44, Republicans 50–2. Most Democrats voted nay and most Republicans yea. Ted Budd voted yea — the Republican side.
An amendment striking the rescission of funds appropriated for global health programmes including family planning and reproductive health.
Democrats 44–0, Republicans 2–51. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
A reserve fund for legislation protecting access to fertility services and expanding nationwide insurance coverage for in vitro fertilisation.
Democrats 45–0, Republicans 2–51. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
Cloture on a bill expressing support for protecting access to reproductive health care following the Dobbs decision.
Democrats 44–1, Republicans 2–43. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
Cloture on a bill protecting and expanding nationwide access to fertility treatment including in vitro fertilisation.
Democrats 44–1, Republicans 2–46. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
Cloture on a bill protecting the ability to obtain contraception and a provider's ability to supply it. Cloture is the vote that decided whether the bill could be considered at all.
Democrats 45–1, Republicans 2–38. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
S.J.Res. 10 disapproves the Department of Veterans Affairs rule under which the VA provides abortion counselling and, in limited cases, abortion care. A nay leaves that rule in force.
Democrats 0–46, Republicans 47–2. Most Democrats voted nay and most Republicans yea. Ted Budd voted yea — the Republican side.
Passage of the Right to Contraception Act, establishing a statutory right to obtain and use contraceptives.
Democrats 220–0, Republicans 8–195. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
Passage of the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act, barring interference with someone travelling across state lines for abortion care.
Democrats 220–0, Republicans 3–205. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
Protect abortion access in federal law (second attempt)
Not seated for this voteCloture on the same protection brought a second time in the 117th Congress.
Democrats 46–0, Republicans 0–50. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay.
Void the Title X family planning rule
Not seated for this voteS.J.Res. 41 disapproves the HHS rule restoring full referral and service requirements in the Title X family planning programme. A nay leaves the rule, and the referrals it requires, in place.
Democrats 0–44, Republicans 48–2. Most Democrats voted nay and most Republicans yea.
Protect the right to end a pregnancy in federal law
Not seated for this voteCloture on a bill protecting a person's ability to decide whether to continue or end a pregnancy and a provider's ability to offer abortion care.
Democrats 43–0, Republicans 0–47. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay.
Penalise abortions after 20 weeks
Not seated for this voteA reserve fund for legislation establishing penalties for providers performing abortions at or after 20 weeks post-fertilisation. A nay declines to create those penalties.
Democrats 0–46, Republicans 47–2. Most Democrats voted nay and most Republicans yea.
Passage of the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, removing cost sharing for contraception in VA care.
Democrats 219–0, Republicans 26–181. Most Democrats voted yea and most Republicans nay. Ted Budd voted nay — the Republican side.
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