Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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This legislation aims to ensure federal employees' access to reproductive healthcare, particularly abortion services, in the context of varying state laws. It establishes measures to prevent federal agencies from being moved to or expanding in states that have enacted or enforced significant abortion restrictions since June 24, 2022. The Comptroller General is tasked with creating and regularly updating a list of such restrictive states, and funds are limited for new leases or construction in these areas, with exceptions for existing or public-facing facilities. To protect employees, the bill allows federal workers to decline transfers or assignments to these restrictive states if it impacts their or a dependent's medical, reproductive, family planning, or personal health considerations. Furthermore, appointments or promotions cannot mandate relocation to such states unless these personal health reasons necessitate a waiver. The bill mandates executive agencies to provide travel and transportation allowances for federal employees and eligible dependents to obtain lawful out-of-state reproductive healthcare services not accessible locally. Additionally, federal employees are entitled to up to 21 days of administrative leave without loss of pay or benefits to travel for abortion services if they are unavailable in their state of residence or duty station. Crucially, the legislation protects the privacy of federal employees by prohibiting the investigation or consideration of an individual's use of, travel for, or support for abortion services in security clearance adjudications and most personnel actions . It also explicitly prohibits any adverse personnel action against employees for utilizing these new protections, such as declining a transfer or requesting travel allowances or leave.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act
USA119th CongressHR-9448| House
| Updated: 6/24/2026
This legislation aims to ensure federal employees' access to reproductive healthcare, particularly abortion services, in the context of varying state laws. It establishes measures to prevent federal agencies from being moved to or expanding in states that have enacted or enforced significant abortion restrictions since June 24, 2022. The Comptroller General is tasked with creating and regularly updating a list of such restrictive states, and funds are limited for new leases or construction in these areas, with exceptions for existing or public-facing facilities. To protect employees, the bill allows federal workers to decline transfers or assignments to these restrictive states if it impacts their or a dependent's medical, reproductive, family planning, or personal health considerations. Furthermore, appointments or promotions cannot mandate relocation to such states unless these personal health reasons necessitate a waiver. The bill mandates executive agencies to provide travel and transportation allowances for federal employees and eligible dependents to obtain lawful out-of-state reproductive healthcare services not accessible locally. Additionally, federal employees are entitled to up to 21 days of administrative leave without loss of pay or benefits to travel for abortion services if they are unavailable in their state of residence or duty station. Crucially, the legislation protects the privacy of federal employees by prohibiting the investigation or consideration of an individual's use of, travel for, or support for abortion services in security clearance adjudications and most personnel actions . It also explicitly prohibits any adverse personnel action against employees for utilizing these new protections, such as declining a transfer or requesting travel allowances or leave.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.