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Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins on Abortion & Contraception

RepublicanME

Abortion & Contraception52 votes · 49.8/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access

67 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Abortion & Contraception. 52 of them counted toward the score above: 37 toward “Expand access” and 15 toward “Restrict access”.

The other 15 did not count: 15 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2026-04-23To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to extending the prohibition on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.S.Con.Res. 33 · 119th Congress · On the MotionNayExpand access
2026-03-25A joint resolution 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".S.J.Res. 103 · 119th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaRestrict access
2025-07-16To strike the rescission of funds appropriated for Global Health programs, including family planning and reproductive health.H.R. 4 · 119th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand access
2025-03-03A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.S. 9 · 119th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaDirection not readable
2025-01-22A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.S. 6 · 119th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRestrict access
2024-07-10A bill to express support for protecting access to reproductive health care after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision on June 24, 2022.S. 4554 · 118th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaDirection not readable
2024-06-05A bill to protect an individual's ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.S. 4381 · 118th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaExpand access
2023-04-19A joint resolution 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".S.J.Res. 10 · 118th Congress · On the MotionNayExpand access
2022-05-11A bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.S. 4132 · 117th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedNayRestrict access
2022-04-27A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services".S.J.Res. 41 · 117th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayExpand access
2022-02-28A bill to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.H.R. 3755 · 117th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedNayRestrict access
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to relating to improving health programs, which may include prohibiting funding for abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome or other chromosomal conditions.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving health care by establishing penalties for providers performing elective abortions when the post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to abortion funding.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-02-04To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving health care to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the MotionYeaRestrict access
2020-02-25A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.S. 311 · 116th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRestrict access
2019-02-25A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.S. 311 · 116th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRestrict access
2019-01-17A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.S. 109 · 116th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedNayExpand access
2015-08-03A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.S. 1881 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRestrict access
2013-03-23To create a point of order against any legislation that would provide taxpayer funds to the United Nations while any member nation forces citizens or residents of that nation to undergo involuntary abortions.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2013-03-22To express the sense of the Senate to enact Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the MotionNayExpand access
2013-03-22To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect women's access to health care, including primary and preventative health care, family planning and birth control, and employer-provided contraceptive coverage, such as was provided under the Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148).S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand access
2010-03-24To reduce the cost of providing federally funded prescription drugs by eliminating fraudulent payments and prohibiting coverage of Viagra for child molesters and rapists and for drugs intended to induce abortion.H.R. 4872 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRestrict access
2009-12-08To prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortions.H.R. 3590 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaExpand access
2009-03-05To require that amounts appropriated for the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.H.R. 1105 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2009-01-28To restore the prohibition on funding of nongovernmental organizations that promote abortion as a method of birth control (the "Mexico City Policy").H.R. 2 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2008-03-13To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2007-10-18To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2007-09-06To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2007-09-06To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
2006-09-29A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.S. 403 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayExpand access
2006-07-25A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.S. 403 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayExpand access
2005-03-17To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand access
2003-10-21A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayExpand access
2003-09-17A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the MotionYeaRestrict access
2003-03-13A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayExpand access
2003-03-12A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the MotionNayExpand access
2000-09-14To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes.H.R. 4444 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-09-14To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes.H.R. 4444 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-09-13To express the sense of Congress regarding forced abortions in the People's Republic of China.H.R. 4444 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-09-13To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes.H.R. 4444 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-30To prohibit the expenditure of certain appropriated funds for the distribution or provision of, or the provision of a prescription for, postcoital emergency contraception.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaExpand access
2000-06-28To fund a coordinated national effort to prevent, detect, and educate the public concerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect and to identify effective interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-20To repeal the restriction on the use of Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand access
1999-10-21A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial birth abortions.S. 1692 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayExpand access
1999-10-21To provide for certain disclosures and limitations with respect to the transference of human fetal tissue.S. 1692 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
1999-10-20To express the sense of Congress concerning Roe v. Wade and partial birth abortion bans.S. 1692 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
1999-10-20A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial birth abortions.S. 1692 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRestrict access
1999-10-20A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial birth abortions.S. 1692 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayExpand access
1999-07-01To prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions.S. 1282 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaExpand access
1999-05-26To repeal the restriction on use of the Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions.S. 1059 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand access
1998-09-22A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE FAILED TO AGREE TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO S. 1645, TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROHIBIT TAKING MINORS ACROSS STATE LINES TO AVOID LAWS REQUIRING THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS IN ABORTION DECISIONS.)S. 1645 · 105th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRestrict access
1998-09-18A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions. — (TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATORS VOTING HAVING NOT VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, H.R. 1122, TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO BAN PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS, UPON RECONSIDERATION, WAS REJECTED, AND THE VETO OF THE PRESIDENT WAS SUSTAINED.)H.R. 1122 · 105th Congress · On Overriding the VetoNayExpand access
1998-09-16A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. — (SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO ADJOURN.)S. 1645 · 105th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
1998-09-16A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. — (SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT AT ARMS TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS.)S. 1645 · 105th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
1998-09-16A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. — (SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO INSTRUCT THE SERGEANT AT ARMS TO REQUEST THE ATTENDANCE OF ABSENT SENATORS.)S. 1645 · 105th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
1998-09-11A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF S. 1645, TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROHIBIT TAKING MINORS ACROSS STATE LINES TO AVOID LAWS REQUIRING THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS IN ABORTION DECISIONS.)S. 1645 · 105th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRestrict access
1998-07-30Relating to human rights in the People's Republic of China. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE TO THE HUTCHINSON AMENDMENT NO. 3124, TO CONDEMN THOSE OFFICIALS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF FORCED ABORTIONS BY PREVENTING SUCH PERSON FROM ENTERING OF REMAINING IN THE UNITED STATES, AND TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD MAKE FREEDOM OF RELIGION ONE OF THE MAJOR OBJECTS OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY WITH RESPECT TO CHINA. .)S. 2132 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1998-06-25To repeal the restiction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. — (SENATE REJECTED MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 2794, TO REPEAL THE RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES FOR ABORTIONS. .)S. 2057 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand access
1998-06-23Condemning Human Rights abuses in the People's Republic of China. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE DIVISION I OF AMENDMENT NO. 2737, TO CONDEMN THOSE OFFICIALS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND OTHER PERSONS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF FORCED ABORTIONS BY PREVENTING SUCH PERSONS FROM ENTERING OR REMAINING IN THE UNITED STATES.)S. 2057 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1997-09-04To prohibit the use of funds for research that utilizes human fetal tissue, cells, or organs that are obtained from a living or dead embryo or fetus during or after an induced abortion. — (SENATE REJECTED THE COATS AMENDMENT NO. 1077, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF FUNDS FOR RESEARCH THAT UTILIZES HUMAN FETAL TISSUE, CELLS, OR ORGANS THAT ARE OBTAINED FROM A LIVING OR DEAD EMBRYO OR FETUS DURING OR AFTER AN INDUCED ABORTION. .)S. 1061 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
1997-07-22To prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions — (SENATE AGREED TO THE DEWINE AMENDMENT NO. 936, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF FUNDS TO PAY FOR AN ABORTION OR PAY FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN HEALTH PLANS THAT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ABORTIONS.)S. 1023 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpand access
1997-07-10To repeal the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. — (SENATE REJECTED MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 593, TO REPEAL THE RESTRICTION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES FOR ABORTIONS.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand access
1997-06-25To strike the limitation on the coverage of abortions. — (SENATE REJECTED LAUTENBERG (FOR KERREY) MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 496, TO STRIKE THE LIMITATION ON THE COVERAGE OF ABORTIONS.)S. 947 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict access
1997-05-20A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions. — (SENATE PASSED H.R. 1122, TO AMEND TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO BAN PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS.)H.R. 1122 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayExpand access
1997-05-15To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the performance of an abortion where the fetus is determined to be viable. — (SENATE REJECTED DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 289, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)H.R. 1122 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand access
1997-05-15To prohibit certain abortions. — (SENATE REJECTED FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 288, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)H.R. 1122 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict access

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