# 119-s-4879: Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

119-s-4879, Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4879
- Congress: 119
- Title: Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Protects health care providers who offer lawful reproductive health care from state interference.** It would create federal enforcement and private lawsuits to block state restrictions and fund legal and security support for providers. - Providers could sue to stop state limits on lawful abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization, and courts would be required to enjoin those restrictions. - People could seek reproductive care across state lines without providers being penalized for serving out-of-state patients. - Creates two grant programs totaling $80 million, $40 million for legal defense grants and $40 million for security upgrades, and bars liability insurers from denying coverage solely because a provider offers lawful reproductive care. *Would increase federal spending by $80 million to fund two grant programs for legal defense and security.*

## Cosponsors (23)

- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect reproductive care and providers' rights: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would bar a State, person, or entity from blocking or disadvantaging a health care provider or helper who gives reproductive health care that is lawful where provided. The bill would define who counts as a health care provider (doctors, nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, phys…
- Grants for legal help to providers: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would give $40 million to the Attorney General to award grants for legal assistance to eligible entities that help health care providers. Grants would help providers who provide or refer for abortion care and face legal issues related to providing or assisting with reproductive…
- Security grants for reproductive clinics: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would give $40 million to HHS for grants to eligible providers who provide or refer for abortion care to improve security. Grants could pay for facility security upgrades, staff security training, cyber defenses and data protection, protective services for staff and patients, a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4879 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4879)

## Related
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4879 (as of 2026-08-11).