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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.
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.
Summary
The bill expresses the Sense of Congress that medication abortion is an extremely safe medical treatment appropriately approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The bill states that federal FDA approval of medication abortion preempts any state law requiring in-person dispensing by a health care practitioner. The bill also states that federal approval preempts state prohibitions or restrictions on prescribing or dispensing medication abortion through telehealth.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
21 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Actions (2)
- May 11, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- May 11, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 11, 2026
Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Vasquez, Ms. Chu, Ms. Ross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SAFETY OF MEDICATION ABORTION AND FEDERAL PREEMPTION OF STATE RESTRICTIONS ON DISPENSING MEDICATION ABORTION.
It is the Sense of Congress that—
(1) medication abortion is an extremely safe medical treatment that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, based on scientific evidence, appropriately approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); and
(2) such approval under such Act preempts any State law establishing, implementing, or enforcing—
(A) any requirement that medication abortion be dispensed by a health care practitioner in person; or
(B) any prohibition or restriction on prescribing or dispensing medication abortion by means of telehealth. <all>
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