To express the Sense of Congress with respect to safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that medication abortion is a safe medical treatment approved by federal regulators. It asserts that this federal approval overrides any state laws requiring the procedure to be dispensed in person by a healthcare provider. Additionally, the bill states that federal approval preempts state restrictions on prescribing or dispensing medication abortion through telehealth. Essentially, the legislation argues that states cannot enforce rules limiting how medication abortion is delivered if those rules conflict with the federal approval process.
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Introduction
May 2026
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Introduced May 11, 2026
Last action May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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May 11, 2026
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1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
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Patrick Ryan
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Vasquez
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
James R. Walkinshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Janelle S. Bynum
DDemocratic
Co
Jared F. Golden
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Huffman
DDemocratic
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