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Creates grants for nonprofits to pay travel and logistical costs for people seeking abortion care; authorizes $350M/year FY2026–2030; preempts laws blocking use of funds.
Official title: To authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals with respect to accessing abortion services, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 30, 2025 by Marilyn Strickland · Last progress June 30, 2025
The bill channels federal funding and legal protections to help people travel to access abortion care and to build nonprofit capacity, but significant gaps remain — especially for low‑income patients facing procedure costs, strained provider capacity, and potential legal and budgetary tradeoffs.
People in states that ban or severely restrict abortion (especially low-income people) can get paid help for travel, lodging, childcare, translation, and lost wages to obtain care.
Community nonprofits receive dedicated federal funding (about $350M/year for FY2026–2030) to expand capacity, outreach, and logistical assistance for people seeking abortion services.
Federal preemption protects grant recipients and service users from restrictive state or local laws that would otherwise block use of these funds.
Low-income people and those facing systemic barriers may still be unable to obtain abortion care because remaining costs (travel, lodging, lost wages, and importantly, out‑of‑pocket procedure costs) and limited fund resources leave coverage gaps.
Increased travel and delays for care can force people to carry pregnancies to term or to seek later, more complex care, increasing health risks and costs.
A surge in demand for services in states where abortion remains legal could strain clinics and provider capacity, increasing wait times and reducing timely access for patients.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Creates a federal grant program funding nonprofit and community groups to pay travel and related logistical expenses for people who must travel to obtain abortion care. Grants can cover round-trip travel, lodging, meals, childcare, translation, doula care, patient education, and lost wages, but not the cost of the abortion procedure itself, and prioritize organizations serving people from states that ban or severely restrict abortion. Authorizes $350 million per year for FY2026–2030, requires the Treasury to solicit applications quickly, mandates reporting to Congress while protecting individual privacy, preempts state/tribal/local laws that would bar use of the funds, and bars federal officials administering the program from cooperating with anti‑abortion investigations or lawsuits related to the program.