What specific pieces of abortion‑related legislation did Nancy Mace vote for or against from 2021–2024?
Executive summary
From 2021–2024 Rep. Nancy Mace cast several high‑profile votes that aligned with the GOP majority on restricting federal support for abortion while also publicly arguing for limited exceptions and a more “centrist” Republican approach; she voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act in 2021 and supported 2023 measures embedded in defense and VA spending that barred federal funds or reimbursements for abortion services [1] [2] [3]. Advocacy groups cataloging lawmakers’ abortion records scored her as effectively opposed to expanded abortion access in congressional votes through 2024 [4] [5].
1. 2021: Rejected the Women’s Health Protection Act
On the floor in September 2021 Mace voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021, a Democratic bill that would have statutory protections for providers to offer and patients to receive abortion services and would have prohibited many state restrictions — a House vote recorded against passage is documented in reporting cited here [1].
2. Mid‑2023: Votes inside defense and VA bills to restrict abortion funding
In July 2023 Mace supported the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, which included language to prohibit use of the bill’s funds to provide abortions or to implement a September 2022 VA rule that had expanded abortion counseling and exceptions for veterans — her vote in favor is noted in Congressional Quarterly reporting summarized in press coverage [1]. In the same month she voted for final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2024, which included a provision repealing a 2022 Defense Department memorandum on reproductive health access and prohibiting the department from reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services — that passage vote and her support are recorded in reporting [1] [2].
3. Other floor items and stated stances: nuance and inconsistency accusations
Mace publicly criticized some hardline GOP proposals and urged exceptions for rape, incest and life‑of‑the‑mother cases, and she has pushed for finding “middle ground” and state ballot solutions, yet reporters and opponents flagged her July 2023 votes as at odds with her media rhetoric — critics described the votes as hypocritical while she defended them as consistent with limiting reimbursement versus prohibiting out‑of‑state care [3] [6] [2] [7]. Coverage also notes she did not join a 2021 brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn Roe, a detail used to illustrate her occasionally divergent posture within her conference [8].
4. How interest groups and news outlets recorded her voting pattern
Organized trackers place Mace on the pro‑life side of congressional roll calls: a 2024 score of 0% from a reproductive‑rights advocacy tracker indicates she did not vote in favor of the group’s legislative priorities that year, while pro‑life organizations characterize her record as “largely voted pro‑life” even as they critique rhetorical deviations — these organization assessments and scorecards are publicly cited in reporting [4] [5]. Media outlets including The Guardian and the Washington Examiner amplified both her criticism of GOP strategy and the backlash to her votes embedded in must‑pass bills [2] [9].
5. Bottom line and limits of the public record
Between 2021 and 2024 the clearest, documented votes by Mace on abortion‑related federal measures are her recorded opposition to the Women’s Health Protection Act in 2021 and her July 2023 votes to back appropriations and defense bills that included provisions barring federal funding or reimbursement for abortions for veterans and military personnel [1]; beyond those specific roll calls, public reporting shows a mix of rhetorical moderation and legislative votes that generally constrained federal abortion funding, and further granular roll‑call details would require consulting the full Congressional Record or vote databases not included among the provided sources [1] [8] [3].