HR8734Referred to Committee

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.

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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-05-11
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Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 94.2% (650 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Abortion Rights$3k

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-05-11

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Plain-English Summary

Congress would express its position that medication abortion is safe and that federal law should take priority over state laws that restrict how these medications can be distributed to patients. The measure addresses the debate over whether states can impose their own rules on medication abortion access, with supporters arguing that federal standards should apply instead of varying state restrictions. This is a non-binding statement of congressional opinion rather than a law that would directly change current regulations.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8734 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8734 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 11, 2026 Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Vasquez, Ms. Chu, Ms. Ross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Titus, and Ms. Ansari) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SAFETY OF MEDICATION ABORTION AND FEDERAL PREEMPTION OF STATE RESTRICTIONS ON DISPENSING MEDICATION ABORTION. It is the Sense of Congress that-- (1) medication abortion is an extremely safe medical treatment that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, based on scientific evidence, appropriately approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); and (2) such approval under such Act preempts any State law establishing, implementing, or enforcing-- (A) any requirement that medication abortion be dispensed by a health care practitioner in person; or (B) any prohibition or restriction on prescribing or dispensing medication abortion by means of telehealth. <all>
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