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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for coverage of expenses to improve the reproductive health care workforce.
Summary
- Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to entities operating approved graduate medical residency training programs in sexual and reproductive health care, including abortion care.
- Targets grants specifically toward training health care professionals from states with laws that restrict or limit access to abortion care or restrict providers' ability to provide such care.
- Allows grants to be used to establish, expand, or support approved residency training programs in reproductive health care for professionals affected by restrictive state abortion laws.
- Allows grant funds to reimburse health care professionals for travel and related expenses incurred while obtaining training in reproductive health care in other states.
- Authorizes $10 million in appropriations for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031 to carry out the program.
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY)
Actions (2)
- Jun 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Jun 24, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2026
Ms. Morrison (for herself, Mr. Bera, Ms. Schrier, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Stansbury) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for coverage of expenses to improve the reproductive health care workforce.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act”.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY AT APPROVED GRADUATE MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDING TRAINING CONCERNING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.
Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 760A. PROGRAM FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY AT APPROVED GRADUATE MEDICAL RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDING TRAINING CONCERNING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to entities operating an approved graduate medical residency training program that provides training in the provision of sexual and reproductive health care (including the provision of abortion care) for health care professionals who, as a result of a covered State abortion law, must seek such training in a different State.
“(b) Use of Funds.—An entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant to—
“(1) establish, expand, or support an approved graduate medical residency training program for training in sexual and reproductive health care (including the provision of abortion care) specifically for health care professionals who, as a result of a covered State abortion law, must seek such training in a different State; and
“(2) provide reimbursement for travel and related expenses of such health care professionals.
“(c) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) Approved graduate medical residency training program.—The term ‘approved graduate medical residency training program’ has the meaning given such term in section 340H(j).
“(2) Covered state abortion law.—The term ‘covered State abortion law’ means a State law imposing a limitation or requirement on the provision of abortion care, which directly, or indirectly, restricts or limits—
“(A) an individual’s ability to access abortion care in such State; or
“(B) a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion care in such State.
“(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.”. <all>
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