REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL

GOV · Government Issues

Federal courts and judicial nominees; Support for confirmation of judges committed to civil and human rights; H.R.1702, the JUDGES Act, to authorize additional district judges for the district courts and convert temporary judgeships; Nomination of Harmeet Dhillon to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; Nomination of Dean John Sauer to be Solicitor General; Nomination of Mehmet Oz to be Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator; Nomination of James ONeill to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services; Nomination of T. Elliot Gaiser to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) at the Department of Justice (DOJ); Nomination of Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Nomination of Joshua Divine to the District Court Missouri; Nomination of Maria Lanahan to the Missouri District Court; Nomination of Jordan Pratt to the Middle District of Florida; Nomination of John Guard to the Middle District of Florida.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1702

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY26 appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, including the Hyde amendment, the Weldon amendment, increased funding for Title X, zeroing out abstinence-only education, increasing funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, funding for entities that offer abortion care, and abortion-related executive orders; FY26 appropriations for Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, including the Helms amendment, the Hyde amendment, increased funding for international family planning and reproductive health programs, increased funding for UNFPA, ending the Kemp-Kasten amendment, and the Livingston amendment; FY26 appropriations for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, including veterans access to abortion services; FY26 appropriations for Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, including FDA approval of mifepristone; FY26 appropriations for Department of Defense, including access to abortion services and gender affirming care for servicemembers and their dependents; FY26 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government, including reproductive freedom attacks aimed at the District of Columbia, bans on abortion coverage for federal employees, denials of coverage for contraceptive care and supplies; FY26 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, including bans on abortion for people in federal prison; FY26 appropriations for Department of Homeland Security, including access to abortion services and denials of care for people in ICE detention; Poison pill riders in FY26 appropriations bills; Funding cuts to Medicaid and other essential services that families rely on to make ends meet; H.Con.Res.14, H.R. 1 FY25 Budget Reconciliation; Funding for Title X family planning grants, including H.R.2762, S.1394 Expanding Access to Family Planning.

Literal federal measure citations: H.Con.Res.14, H.R. 1, H.R.2762, S.1394

FAM · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Reproductive healthcare in FY26 federal spending bills; A federal right to abortion; H.R.12 and S.2150, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025, regarding access to abortion care; Federal issues related to state abortion bans and abortion access in the United States; Administrative actions that restrict abortion access; Abortion-coverage restrictions; Issues related to violence and intimidation directed at reproductive-healthcare providers, including Pub. L. 103-259, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits threats of force, obstruction, and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services and H.R.589, the FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025; Data and health records privacy as it relates to abortion care, including H.R.3916 and S.2029, the My Body, My Data Act; Issues related to emergency abortion care; Issues related to Medicaids free-choice-of-provider provision; Defunding Planned Parenthood; H.R.4099, Ensuring Womens Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, regarding the right to travel to seek reproductive health care; Access to evidence-based medication abortion care; Access to and affordability of contraceptives; Access to reproductive health services, including contraception and abortion, for veterans, servicemembers, and servicemembers dependents, including the Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act; Assisted Reproductive Technology, including IVF; Healthy pregnancy and post-partum period, including Medicaid coverage and access to labor and delivery units; Maternal and child health funding, including Title V and SET-NET; Empowering and informing young people about sexual and reproductive health, including H.R.3527 and S.1910, the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA), which would provide federal funding for comprehensive sex education and H.Res.445 Sex Ed for All Month: Equity and Access for All Resolution; Paid Family and Medical Leave; Continued operation of the Labor Departments Womens Bureau; Continued operation of the Department of Education; Foreign aid and investments in international family planning; Gender equity and sex discrimination; LGBTQI+ rights; Discrimination against LGBTQI+ people; Bans and restrictions on gender affirming care.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.12, S.2150, H.R.589, H.R.3916, S.2029, H.R.4099, H.R.3527, S.1910, H.Res.445

IMM · Immigration

H.R.4104 and S.2149, the Health Equity & Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act, which would remove political interference and restore coverage so immigrants in the United States could participate in the health insurance programs for which they would be eligible but for their immigration status or length of stay; DACA eligibility under the ACA; Interim Final Rule on Alien Registration Form and Evidence of Registration; Attacks on immigrants in the FY25 budget reconciliation bill.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.4104, S.2149

CIV · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties

H.R.22, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would impose significant barriers to voting; Granting the Secretary of Treasury extraordinary power to investigate, harass, and effectively dismantle any nonprofit organization based on a unilateral accusation of wrongdoing.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.22