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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8734 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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>