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House Democrats today are set to introduce a largely symbolic bill that would lift longstanding government restrictions on the use of federal funds to cover abortions.

House Democrats reintroduced a bill Thursday that would reverse the Hyde Amendment, a provision that bans federal funding for most abortions.

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court made one of the most consequential decisions in its history. By overturning Roe v. Wade, the highest court in our land not only threw out nearly 50 years of its own precedent, but it also—for the first time—took away a constitutional right from the American people. The now-infamous Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision stripped away the right of millions to access abortion care. It also ignited an immediate firestorm across the nation.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver and a group of fellow Democrats introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday condemning all forms of political violence regardless of intent or target. The resolution came in response to a Republican measure condemning attacks only against anti-abortion facilities. 

The House GOP majority plans to vote this week on three measures aimed at emphasizing its opposition to abortion, including a rules package that will fast-track consideration of legislation permanently banning federal funding of abortion.

It’s also scheduled to vote later this week on a bill addressing GOP concerns about infants who survive an attempted abortion and a measure condemning attacks on anti-abortion groups and facilities.

For months, the midterm elections appeared to be a clash over rising prices, public safety worries and fears of a looming recession.

But another driving issue proved almost as powerful for voters: abortion rights.

In the first major election since the Supreme Court overturned the case that ensured a federal right to an abortion for nearly half a century, abortion rights broke through, lifting Democrats to victory in Virginia, Minnesota, Michigan and New Mexico.