The bill restricts federal funding for abortion-related ancillary services for people classified as 'illegal aliens' to save federal funds and clarify agency rules, but does so at the cost of reduced access, higher costs, and disrupted support services for undocumented and low-income people seeking care.
Taxpayers: Federal dollars will not be used to pay for abortion-related travel, lodging, childcare, translation, or doula support for people classified as 'illegal aliens', reducing federal spending on those ancillary expenses.
Federal agencies: The bill clarifies and codifies a restriction on what federally funded programs may cover regarding abortion-related ancillary expenses for people meeting the 'illegal alien' definition, giving agencies clearer guidance on permissible uses of funds.
Undocumented and low-income pregnant people: Will lose access to travel, lodging, childcare, translation, doula support and other ancillary services needed to obtain abortion care, likely increasing delays, out-of-pocket costs, and health risks for those individuals.
Nonprofit clinics and language-access/patient-support programs: Could be restricted from using federal funds to provide holistic support (including translation and education) to people meeting the barred classification, complicating service delivery and reducing access to information and assistance.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Bars federal funds from assisting noncitizens meeting specified INA inadmissibility/deportability definitions to access a wide set of abortion-related services (travel, lodging, childcare, translation, doula care, education).
Prohibits the use of federal funds to help an individual who meets certain "illegal alien" definitions access a broad set of abortion-related services, including travel, lodging, meals, childcare, translation, doula care, and patient education. The bill defines who is covered by cross-reference to existing immigration inadmissibility and deportability provisions and does not change those immigration statutes.
Official title: To prohibit Federal funds to be used for certain abortion services.
Introduced November 20, 2025 by Mark Harris · Last progress November 20, 2025