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H.R. 8734

Introduced

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.

Sponsor
DPatrick Ryan· New York
Introduced
May 11, 2026
Policy area
Health
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.May 11, 2026
[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.
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