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Official title: To ensure the accessibility of reproductive healthcare for Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 24, 2026 by James R. Walkinshaw · Last progress June 24, 2026
The bill expands access to and protections for federal employees seeking lawful reproductive health care (including travel and paid leave) and clarifies agency obligations, at the cost of added federal spending, reduced agency siting and staffing flexibility, and uneven access that still depends on state law.
Federal employees and their eligible dependents can obtain lawful reproductive health care that is unavailable locally through guaranteed travel allowances and up to 21 days of paid leave, preserving continuity of care.
Federal employees are protected from retaliation, adverse performance actions, or security-clearance penalties for seeking or supporting lawful reproductive health care, and have limited disclosure protections for sensitive medical information.
The bill creates clearer, more predictable rules by defining terms, requiring GAO reporting on state restrictions, and imposing 90-day guidance/regulation timelines, improving transparency and implementation timelines for agencies and employees.
Access to benefits and protections will still vary by State because the bill ties the definition of 'lawful reproductive health care service' and some eligibility rules to state law, producing unequal access for employees and dependents based on location.
Taxpayers may face increased federal costs from travel allowances, paid leave usage, recruitment or incentive costs to fill positions, and additional administrative burdens to manage new benefits and defend compliance claims.
The bill limits agency flexibility — restricting relocations, constraining placement of staff, and narrowing siting options — which could complicate mission execution, staffing, long-term workforce planning, and may politicize siting decisions.
Based on analysis of 11 sections of legislative text.
Prevents agency relocations to states with specified abortion restrictions, guarantees travel allowances and up to 21 days paid leave for out-of-state reproductive care, and bars abortion-related personnel or security-clearance inquiries.
Protects federal workers' access to lawful reproductive health care by restricting Executive branch relocations to States or territories that enacted post-June 24, 2022 abortion restrictions, authorizing travel allowances and paid leave for out-of-state reproductive care, and forbidding agency personnel actions or clearance inquiries based on abortion-related care or travel. Also requires the Comptroller General to publish and update a list of jurisdictions with qualifying restrictions, directs OPM to issue implementing regulations, and sets privacy and nonretaliation rules for personnel actions and security-clearance adjudications. The Act takes effect 60 days after enactment.