H.R. 9441House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act

Introduced June 24, 2026

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The bill adds a new program to the Public Health Service Act that provides federal funding to expand graduate medical residency programs that train health‑care professionals in sexual and reproductive health, including abortion care. The funding is meant to help providers who, because of restrictive state abortion laws, must travel to another state for this training. The program would run for fiscal years 2027‑2031 and affect residency programs, health‑care providers, and states with such abortion restrictions.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, can award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to approved residency programs that teach reproductive health care.
  • Funds may be used to establish, expand, or support these residency programs and to reimburse travel and related expenses for providers who need to train out‑of‑state due to a covered state abortion law.
  • A "covered state abortion law" is defined as any state law that directly or indirectly limits an individual's access to abortion or a provider's ability to offer abortion services.
  • The program is authorized $10 million each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Introduced in House

June 24, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

June 24, 2026

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Monica De La Cruz
Rep. Monica De La CruzR-TX-15 · Jul 9, 2026

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 7: Mr. Van Epps. H.R. 138: Ms. Norton, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, and Mr. Calvert. H.R. 491: Ms. Wilson of…

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 24, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9441

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 24, 2026

Ms. Morrison (for herself, Mr. Bera, Ms. Schrier, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Stansbury) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for coverage of expenses to improve the reproductive health care workforce.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act.

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Program for expanding capacity at approved graduate medical residency training programs providing training concerning reproductive health care

Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

760A.

Program for expanding capacity at approved graduate medical residency training programs providing training concerning reproductive health care

(a)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to entities operating an approved graduate medical residency training program that provides training in the provision of sexual and reproductive health care (including the provision of abortion care) for health care professionals who, as a result of a covered State abortion law, must seek such training in a different State.

(b)

Use of funds

An entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the grant to—

(1)

establish, expand, or support an approved graduate medical residency training program for training in sexual and reproductive health care (including the provision of abortion care) specifically for health care professionals who, as a result of a covered State abortion law, must seek such training in a different State; and

(2)

provide reimbursement for travel and related expenses of such health care professionals.

(c)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Approved graduate medical residency training program

The term approved graduate medical residency training program has the meaning given such term in section 340H(j).

(2)

Covered State abortion law

The term covered State abortion law means a State law imposing a limitation or requirement on the provision of abortion care, which directly, or indirectly, restricts or limits—

(A)

an individual’s ability to access abortion care in such State; or

(B)

a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion care in such State.

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

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