Last progress April 9, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on April 9, 2025 by Tina Smith
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
This bill creates a new fund to expand and support family planning clinics that receive federal Title X support. It sets aside money every year from 2026 through 2035 to pay for services and to build or upgrade clinics and equipment. The money does not expire until it’s used.
It also sets rules to keep access fair and patient-centered. Groups that get this funding can’t block qualified clinics from sub-grants for reasons other than an inability to provide Title X services. For patients with a positive pregnancy test at these clinics, counseling must not push any one option. Patients must be offered information about prenatal care and delivery; infant care, foster care, and adoption; and pregnancy termination. If a patient asks, the clinic must give neutral, factual information and referrals, except for options the patient does not want to discuss.