H.J.Res. 144 · 119th Congress

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".

Introduced on Jan 27, 2026 by Julia Brownley (D-CA-26). 155 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jan 27, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 27, 2026
Cosponsors
155
0 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Abortion
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Sex and reproductive health
  • Women's health

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Julia BrownleyD-CA-26Sponsor

Democrats · 155

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 27, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 27, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. American Society for Reproductive Medicine2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  2. CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  3. NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  4. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.2 reports
    $829K reported (all issues)
  5. Power to Decide2 reports
    $43.1K reported (all issues)
  6. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS1 report
    $149.2K reported (all issues)
  7. GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE1 report
  8. National Council of Jewish Women1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  9. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.1 report
    $64.3K reported (all issues)
  10. VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.