# 119-hr-9448: Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act

119-hr-9448, Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9448
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Protect federal employees' access to reproductive health care** by stopping major agency moves to states with restrictive abortion laws and by creating travel, leave, and privacy protections for employees and eligible dependents. - Workers and families: Employees and eligible dependents could receive travel and transportation allowances to get lawful reproductive care not available where they live. Employees would be eligible for up to 21 days of administrative leave for abortion-related travel and could opt out of details or relocations to listed states; agencies must issue travel rules within 90 days. - Agency operations: The Comptroller General would publish and update at least quarterly a list of states and territories with restrictive abortion laws. The bill would bar moving a headquarters or a significant portion of an Executive agency to listed states and limit using federal funds to lease, buy, or construct facilities there while allowing maintenance and some existing leases; “significant portion” is defined as at least 5% of employees or 10% of a component's annual discretionary budget. - Privacy and workplace protections: The bill would prohibit asking about abortion use or travel when deciding eligibility for access to classified information and would forbid retaliation against employees who opt out of relocations, seek allowances, or use abortion-related leave.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Travel and paid leave for care: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal civilian employees and eligible dependents would be able to get travel and transportation allowances when they must leave their State or territory to get lawful reproductive health care not available where they live. The Office of Personnel Management would have to issue rules w…
- Employee privacy and relocation protections: benefit, medium. If enacted, federal employees and job applicants would be allowed to decline assignments, transfers, or promotions that would require moving to a State or territory on the Comptroller General's restrictive list for medical, reproductive, family planning, or personal health reasons. Agencies could n…
- Who the bill covers and means: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define key terms used across these rules. It would say who counts as a Federal employee (civilian Executive agency staff, excluding political appointees and Senior Executive Service members), who is an eligible dependent (unmarried under 26 or disabled before 26), and wha…
- Limits on agency moves to restrictive states: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Comptroller General would publish a public list of States and territories with laws restricting or banning abortion and update it at least quarterly. The list would be published not later than one week after enactment. Executive agencies would be barred from using funds to move thei…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9448 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9448)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9448 (as of 2026-10-03).