# 119-s-4920: SAFER Health Act of 2026

119-s-4920, SAFER Health Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4920
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFER Health Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-11

## Summary

**Privacy protections for pregnancy termination or loss information** within HIPAA and the HITECH Act. The bill would limit who can disclose information that reveals having or seeking an abortion or care for pregnancy loss and set rules for handling that data. - People who seek abortion care or treatment for miscarriage, stillbirth, or ectopic pregnancy would gain stronger control over disclosure of related health records and requests for services. - Covered entities and their business associates would generally be barred from disclosing this information in any federal, state, local, or Tribal proceeding without a valid authorization, with two narrow exceptions for defending professional liability and for investigating physical harm when the person cannot consent. - Health IT developers would need to support segregation of pregnancy termination or loss information as a condition of certification, and withholding that data would not count as information blocking. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must revise related regulations, run an outreach campaign, and issue an interim final rule within 90 days and a final rule within 270 days after that interim rule.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 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. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for health IT and records: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require HHS to change health IT certification rules so developers must build ways to segregate pregnancy termination or loss information in electronic records. HHS would also clarify that refusing to share or exchange electronic health information to comply with the PTLI…
- Federal preemption and public outreach: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would make the new PTLI privacy rule preempt state laws only where those laws conflict with it, while allowing states to keep laws that give greater privacy. The Secretary would be required to revise federal preemption rules so no other preemption exception applies to PTLI exce…
- Stronger privacy for pregnancy records: mixed, low. 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 the patient gives a valid written authorization. The bill would define PTLI to include record…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4920 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4920)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [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-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4920 (as of 2026-07-11).