To express the Sense of Congress with respect to safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced
Summary
Federal preemption of state restrictions on medication abortion is the bill's core aim. It would say medication abortion is an extremely safe medical treatment and that approval under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs is appropriate. It would further provide that such FDA approval preempts any State law that requires medication abortion to be dispensed in person by a health care practitioner or that prohibits or restricts prescribing or dispensing medication abortion by means of telehealth.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Easier access to medication abortion
If enacted, this bill would express the Sense of Congress that medication abortion is an extremely safe medical treatment. It would say approval by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is appropriate. It would state that such FDA approval would preempt any State law that requires medication abortion be dispensed in person by a health care practitioner. It would also preempt State laws that prohibit or restrict prescribing or dispensing medication abortion by telehealth. The statement would be a non-binding Sense of Congress, not itself a new federal law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Fletcher
TX • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.gov