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S. 4550 117th Congress Senate

Expanding Access to Family Planning Act

Official title: A bill to provide enhanced funding for family planning services.

Introduced: July 19, 2022 Introduced by: Tina Smith Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Health AbortionAdoption and foster careFamily planning and birth controlHealth facilities and institutionsSex and reproductive health
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Jul 19, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 19, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 19, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Cosponsors 36
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 26, 2022
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 19, 2022
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 19, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 19, 2022
Brown, Sherrod
· Jul 19, 2022
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jul 19, 2022
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 19, 2022
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 19, 2022
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 19, 2022
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jul 19, 2022
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Jul 19, 2022
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 19, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 19, 2022
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Jul 19, 2022
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 19, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 19, 2022
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 19, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2022
Menendez, Robert
· Jul 19, 2022
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jul 19, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2022
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 19, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jul 19, 2022
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 19, 2022
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 19, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 19, 2022
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 19, 2022
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 19, 2022
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Jul 19, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 19, 2022
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jul 19, 2022
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Jul 19, 2022
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 19, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 19, 2022
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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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