# 119-hr-1349: Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act

119-hr-1349, Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1349
- Congress: 119
- Title: Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a new, permanent Medicare exclusion for providers who prescribe, administer, dispense, or furnish an abortion-inducing drug without meeting strict in-person safeguards.** This bill would require a physician to examine the patient in person, be physically present when the drug is administered or taken, and schedule an in-person follow-up visit within 14 days.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare limits telehealth for abortion pills: cost, low. If enacted, Medicare could permanently bar providers who give abortion drugs unless strict in-person steps are followed. The provider would need to be a physician, examine you in person, be in the same room when you take the drug, and schedule an in-person follow-up within 14 days. The exclusion wo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1349 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1349)

## Related
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1349 (as of 2026-04-21).