# 119-hr-8366: PEARL Act

119-hr-8366, PEARL Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8366
- Congress: 119
- Title: PEARL Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Protects pharmacists' religious refusal to dispense abortion drugs.** This bill would let pharmacists decline to dispense or sell mifepristone and misoprostol when doing so conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. - Pharmacists: State-licensed pharmacists, including those employed by private businesses or government agencies, are protected from punishment for refusing to dispense these drugs. Protections include shields against license revocation and withdrawal of Federal funding. - Legal remedy: Pharmacists could bring a private civil action in Federal district court to seek an injunction against anyone forcing or punishing the refusal. The remedy is injunctive relief only and does not authorize monetary damages. - Scope and override: The bill defines "pharmacist" as a person licensed by a State to practice pharmacy and covers dispensing and selling of prescription drugs. It overrides other laws to the extent they conflict with a pharmacist's religious refusal.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pharmacist religious refusal protection: mixed, low. If enacted, State-licensed pharmacists would not be required to dispense or sell the abortion drugs mifepristone or misoprostol when doing so would conflict with their sincerely held religious beliefs. This would cover pharmacists who work for private companies and those employed by government agen…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-7452: Air Quality Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8366 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8366)

## Related
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-7452: Air Quality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7452)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8366 (as of 2026-09-21).