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.
Latest action · May 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2026 to Sep 15, 2026; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Original | May 11, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 15, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 24, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Sep 15, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 11, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2026Introduced in House
- May 11, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 79, May 11, 2026, page H3347.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
