Bill · S. 4878· Senate(119-S-4878)
Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 6/24/2026
- Last activity
- 6/24/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Tammy Baldwin
- Cosponsors
- - 4 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026 aims to establish an education program to expand abortion care training and access. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, will award grants or contracts to eligible entities. These funds are intended to support education for students, residents, or advanced practice clinicians in covered States. The program also seeks to prepare these individuals to serve as abortion providers. Eligible entities include health professions schools, academic health centers, and certain nonprofit health care providers. The Act authorizes $25,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2031.
Yes· 3 of 14
Does this make abortion easier to get?+8
The bill establishes a $25 million annual program to expand clinical training and prepare providers to expand abortion care access.
Would women be better off under this?+7
The bill expands training and access to essential reproductive healthcare services.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+6
The program aims to improve healthcare access by training more providers and using telehealth to reach medically underserved communities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded Training and Access: The program aims to expand and support education for students, residents, or advanced practice clinicians in covered States to help them serve as abortion providers (Section 2(a)).
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Support for Medically Underserved Groups: Funds can be used to develop training and address challenges for racial and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, Tribal, and medically underserved communities (Section 2(e)(2)).
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Increased Provider Recruitment: The bill allows for methods to improve the recruitment and retention of health care students and advanced practice clinicians from medically underserved communities (Section 2(e)(4)).
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Financial Assistance for Trainees: The program can provide scholarships or stipends to health care students, residents, or advanced practice clinicians pursuing training in abortion care (Section 2(e)(7)).
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Enhanced Care through Technology: The program supports the use of telehealth technologies and practices related to abortion care (Section 2(e)(2)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Women+7Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Native Americans+5Good For Students+5Good For African Americans+4Good For Hispanic Americans+4Good For People With Disabilities+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Abortion Access+8Improves Healthcare Access+6
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5Improves Disability Rights+4Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- Education And Technology
- Improves College Affordability+4Improves Internet Access+3
- 7/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/24/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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