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H.R. 3969

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3969, the MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 12, 2025 by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jun 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 3969 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb3969/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3969 IH: Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3969  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 12, 2025   Ms. Houlahan  (for herself,  Ms. Strickland , and  Ms. Jacobs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the restriction on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act   or the   MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act  .
2.
Repeal of restriction on use of funds and facilities of Department of Defense for abortion care
Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 12, 2025

hb3969/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/12/2025)

Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act or the MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act

This bill allows Department of Defense (DOD) funds and facilities to be used to perform abortions without restrictions on the reason. Currently, DOD funds and facilities may only be used to perform abortions if the abortion is due to rape, incest, or endangerment of the mother.

Sponsors

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D) sponsors H.R. 3969, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3969 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jun 12, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3969 has taken 2 actions since Jun 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 3969 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3969 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act — Display Title
  • MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the restriction on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 41 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3969 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Health Issues, Education, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN—District of Columbia14—
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDsocial welfare organization to promote equal rights and opportunities for womenDistrict of Columbia12—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia11—
POWER TO DECIDE—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN14—
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND12—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION11—
POWER TO DECIDE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 41.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEX LEHMAN114
DARCY HIRSH114
JODY RABHAN114
TALYA STEINBERG114
ADRIENNE DERVARTANIAN112
AMY MATSUI112
AMY ROYCE112
DORIANNE MASON112
EMILY MARTIN112
FATIMA GRAVES112
GAYLYNN BURROUGHS112
GRETCHEN BORCHELT112
JACQUELYN WANG112
JULIE VOGTMAN112
KATHERINE O'CONNOR112
KATHERINE SANDSON112
KATHYRN MENEFEE112
LAURA NAREFSKY112
LAUREN KHOURI112
MARIBEL RAMOS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 second_quarter$640K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2026 first_quarter$85K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$75K2nd Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2026 second_quarter$21.7K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMENNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMENNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMENNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMENNATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3969 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3969’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3969/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3969, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOULAHAN:H.R. 3969.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2822]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com