H.Res. 909

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 909 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 909

Recognizing that immigrant justice and reproductive justice are 
inseparable and must be pursued together.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 21, 2025

Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Simon, Ms. 
Tlaib, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Johnson of 
Georgia, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. 
Carson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ross, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. 
Schakowsky, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, 
Ms. Randall, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. 
Garcia of Texas, Ms. Rivas, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Balint, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. 
Adams, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and 
Mrs. Beatty) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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RESOLUTION

Recognizing that immigrant justice and reproductive justice are 
inseparable and must be pursued together.

Whereas reproductive justice is defined as the human right to maintain personal 
bodily autonomy, to control one's own sexuality, gender, and 
reproduction, and to raise families in safe and healthy environments;
Whereas immigrant justice demands the dismantling of systems that criminalize 
migration, tear apart families, and deny immigrants access to health 
care and full personhood;
Whereas immigrant justice demands legal pathways to citizenship, labor 
protections, and community safety;
Whereas both immigrant and reproductive justice are rooted in a shared struggle 
against the structural systems of racism, xenophobia, sexism, 
homophobia, transphobia, and economic oppression that police bodies and 
restrict bodily autonomy;
Whereas discrimination based on immigration status, race, sexuality, gender 
identity, and economic class intersect to determine an individual's 
access to reproductive health care or exercise of bodily autonomy 
without fear of detention, deportation, or violence;
Whereas millions of immigrants are denied access to basic rights, including 
health care, housing, and protection from exploitation, undermining 
their ability to make autonomous reproductive decisions;
Whereas immigrants are frequently denied reproductive health care, including 
abortion, contraception, prenatal, maternal, postpartum, and mental 
health care;
Whereas all individuals have the right to humane, comprehensive, timely, 
equitable reproductive care irrespective of an individual's immigration 
status while in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody or in 
interactions with other law enforcement, including access to prenatal, 
postpartum, mental health, and family planning care;
Whereas numerous reports and investigations have identified systemic failures of 
DHS, including by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), to provide timely, appropriate 
reproductive health care to detained individuals and pregnant 
individuals;
Whereas pregnant minors are often limited in their reproductive health care 
choices when they are placed in the custody of the Office of Refugee 
Resettlement (ORR) of the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
in 2020, more than half of ORR-funded shelters serving children were 
located in States with restrictive abortion policies;
Whereas, from 2016 to 2018, over 4,000 pregnant individuals were detained and 
subjected to inadequate medical care where facilities ranged in 
compliance with pregnancy care standards;
Whereas reports have exposed egregious abuses, including forced hysterectomies, 
denial of abortion, and medical neglect of individuals in detention;
Whereas recent cases, such as the tragic loss of Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus' 
pregnancy while detained under ICE custody, illustrate the severe 
consequences of DHS's neglect and failure to provide appropriate medical 
care;
Whereas CBP's May 2025 revocation of protective policies for pregnant 
individuals and infants further endangers the health and dignity of 
detained individuals by removing previously established minimum 
standards of care;
Whereas, despite the Biden administration's efforts to designate pregnant 
individuals as a protected class, these protections have since been 
reversed or weakened, leaving pregnant individuals vulnerable to 
detention and inadequate care;
Whereas DHS's current policies lack standardization and transparency, and have 
led to mental health harm and trauma among detained immigrants and their 
families;
Whereas the denial of health care, the separation of families, and surveillance 
tools utilized for immigration enforcement deter individuals from 
seeking the care they need, thereby assaulting their reproductive 
freedom, parenting rights, and community well-being; and
Whereas reproductive justice cannot exist without immigrant justice: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) affirms that reproductive justice and immigrant justice 
are inseparable and intersectional, and must be pursued 
together through policies centered on lived experiences;
(2) affirms the role of Congress in conducting oversight 
regarding the treatment of those detained, particularly 
vulnerable populations, including pregnant individuals;
(3) affirms the inherent dignity and humanity of all 
immigrants and denounces any policies that treat people as 
unworthy of adequate, timely health care or fundamental human 
rights due to immigration status;
(4) condemns policies and practices such as immigration 
detention, coerced or denied reproductive health care 
(including sterilization, abortion, and contraception), and 
denial of reproductive health care access, which represent 
forms of government control over immigrant bodies;
(5) condemns policies that restrict or fully prohibit 
access to health care coverage for immigrants;
(6) calls on Congress to eliminate the 5-year bar and 
categorical exclusions on immigrant access to Federal health 
programs, including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance 
Plan, and Affordable Care Act coverage;
(7) calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security, including 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, to reinstate, permanently, the protective 
status of pregnant individuals;
(8) calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security, including 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, to implement transparent oversight and 
accountability mechanisms that monitor reproductive health care 
quality across all detention facilities;
(9) calls on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
including the Office of Refugee Resettlement, to ensure 
unaccompanied immigrant youth can access the health care that 
they need, including abortion, without delay, no matter what 
State they are held in;
(10) requests that the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, assess and identify any and all 
barriers and delays in access to reproductive health care 
services for those under custody;
(11) affirms the right to comprehensive reproductive health 
care for all, regardless of immigration status, and promotes 
equitable, inclusive services for immigrant communities; and
(12) calls on the Secretary of Homeland Security to report 
to Congress all of its internal reports regarding individuals 
in detention.
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