Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act
Sponsored By: Representative Murphy
Introduced
Summary
Protects medical residents' conscience rights by requiring voluntary opt-in for abortion-related training and banning discrimination. This bill would amend the Social Security Act to narrow which programs count as Medicare residency training programs based on whether they force or punish residents over abortion training.
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- Medical residents: Would have to be offered abortion training only after they voluntarily opt in, and could not be discriminated against for refusing to participate or for declining to perform or assist in abortions.
- Teaching hospitals and residency programs: Would be excluded from the statute's definition of a Medicare-funded residency program if they require abortion training without voluntary opt-in or if they discriminate against residents who do not participate.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Conscience protections for medical residents
If enacted, the bill would change which residency programs count as Medicare-approved. Programs that teach or require abortion training would lose Medicare-approved status unless residents voluntarily opt in first. The bill would also bar programs from being Medicare-approved if they punish or treat residents unfairly for not opting in or for refusing to perform, assist, or refer for abortions. The rule would start on the date of enactment and would protect residents who object to required abortion training.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Murphy
NC • R
Cosponsors
Onder
MO • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Aderholt
AL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Cloud
TX • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Self
TX • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Harris (MD)
MD • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Kennedy (UT)
UT • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Biggs (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Fitzgerald
WI • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Clyde
GA • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Harrigan
NC • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Bice
OK • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Moore (AL)
AL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Gosar
AZ • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Miller (IL)
IL • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 12/16/2025
McGuire
VA • R
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Smith (NE)
NE • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Moore (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Roll Call Votes
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