Freedom of travel

(a) Prohibited conduct It shall be unlawful for any person or government to— (1) restrict or in any way sanction, hold liable, discriminate against, or otherwise disadvantage any individual from traveling to another State to receive or provide reproductive health care that is legal in that State; (2) restrict or in any way sanction, hold liable, discriminate against, or otherwise disadvantage any individual, entity, or organization from assisting an individual in traveling to another State to receive or provide reproductive health care that is legal in that State; (3) deny any right, benefit, or privilege to an individual, entity, or organization as retaliation for another person’s travel to another State to receive or provide reproductive health care that is legal in that State; or (4) restrict or in any way sanction, hold liable, discriminate against, or otherwise disadvantage a reproductive health care provider for providing, initiating, or otherwise enabling reproductive health care services for an individual who does not reside in the State wherein the provider offers health care services if it would be legal for the health care provider to provide, initiate, or otherwise enable the same reproductive health care services to an individual who resides in the State where the provider offers health care services. (b) Preemption A State law that is inconsistent with this section shall be preempted and shall have no legal effect. No State, State official, or any other person acting under the color of law may enforce or apply any law that is inconsistent with this section. (c) Enforcement (1) Attorney general The Attorney General may commence a civil action in United States district court on behalf of the United States against any State, State official, or any other person acting under the color of law in violation of this section. The court shall hold unlawful and set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in violation of this section. (2) Private right of action Any individual or entity adversely affected by an alleged violation of this section may commence a civil action in State or Federal court against any State, State official, or any other person acting under the color of law in violation of this section. The court shall hold unlawful and set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in violation of this section. (3) Reproductive health care provider A reproductive health care provider may commence an action for relief on its own behalf, on behalf of the provider’s staff, or on behalf of the provider’s patients who are or may be adversely affected by an alleged violation of this section. (4) Remedies In any action under this section, the court may award appropriate relief, including damages, declaratory relief, and temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief. (5) Costs In any action under this section, the court shall award costs of litigation, as well as reasonable attorney’s fees, to any prevailing plaintiff. A plaintiff shall not be liable to a defendant for costs or attorney’s fees in any non-frivolous action under this section. (6) Jurisdiction The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this section and shall exercise the same without regard to whether the party aggrieved shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided for by law. (7) Abrogation of State immunity Neither a State that enforces or maintains, nor a government official who implements or enforces, any limitation or requirement that violates this section shall be immune under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the doctrine of sovereign immunity, the doctrine of qualified immunity, or any other source of law, from an action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction challenging that limitation or requirement. (8) Right to remove A defendant shall have a right to remove to Federal court any civil or criminal proceeding that would have the purpose or effect of interfering with or imposing any liability for the exercise of the travel right in this section, with venue in the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place wherein such proceeding is pending. An order remanding the case to State court may be immediately reviewable on appeal or otherwise. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) Government The term government includes each branch, department, agency, instrumentality, and official of the United States or of a State. (2) Reproductive health care The term reproductive health care means medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services and care related to pregnancy, including the prevention or termination of a pregnancy, and other reproductive care. (3) State The term State includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, each territory and possession of the United States, and any subdivision of a State, including any unit of local government, such as a county, city, town, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State.