# 119-hr-9470: SAFER Health Act of 2026

119-hr-9470, SAFER Health Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9470
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFER Health Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-11

## Summary

**Creates a federal privacy framework that treats pregnancy termination or loss information (PTLI) as specially protected health data and generally bars its disclosure in legal or administrative proceedings without authorization.** The bill would fold PTLI into HIPAA and the HITECH Act and set narrow exceptions for liability defense and certain harm investigations. - People seeking abortion or pregnancy-loss care would see records about requests for or receipts of care, counseling, referrals, and related items treated as PTLI and protected from disclosure in federal, state, local, tribal, civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings unless the person authorizes it. - Covered entities and business associates would be prohibited from disclosing PTLI except in two narrow cases: defending professional liability claims to attorneys or insurers, and when investigating physical harm if the person cannot consent. The bill also says refusing to provide PTLI in electronic form would not count as information blocking. - Health IT developers would need to implement data segregation for PTLI as a condition of certification. The bill would preempt conflicting state laws but keep stronger state privacy rules and would require the Secretary to issue an interim final rule within 90 days of enactment and a final rule within 270 days, plus run an outreach campaign.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger pregnancy privacy for patients: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would bar covered health providers and their business associates from sharing pregnancy termination or loss information (PTLI) in any federal, state, local, or Tribal proceeding unless you give a written authorization under 45 C.F.R. 164.508. PTLI would include records that rev…

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- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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## Sources
- [119-hr-9470 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9470)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9470 (as of 2026-07-11).