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S 4550 117th Congress Senate Health Abortion Adoption and foster care Family planning and birth control Health facilities and institutions Sex and reproductive health

Expanding Access to Family Planning Act

Introduced: July 19, 2022 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 19, 2022
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Expanding Access to Family Planning Act

This bill provides, subject to specified conditions, funding through FY2032 for federally funded family planning services and clinics.

In particular, the funds must be used for (1) grants and contracts that support the provision of family planning services, and (2) clinic infrastructure (e.g., construction and renovation of clinics).

Clinics that receive funding to provide family planning services must offer each patient with a positive pregnancy test the opportunity for nondirective counseling on (1) prenatal care and delivery; (2) infant care, foster care, and adoption; and (3) pregnancy termination. This counseling must include referrals if requested by a patient.

Additionally, if a funding recipient makes subawards for the provision of family planning services, the recipient may not prohibit an entity from participating in a subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide family planning services.

What's happening now July 19, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4550: Expanding Access to Family Planning Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4550/
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"S. 4550: Expanding Access to Family Planning Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4550/.
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S. 4550, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4550/.
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