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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the monitoring and regulation of water systems not be weaponized for the purposes of surveilling, tracking, or detecting use of, stigmatizing, and further restricting access to medication abortion care.

USA119th CongressHRES-1389| House 
| Updated: 6/24/2026
Brittany Pettersen

Brittany Pettersen

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The House Resolution declares that the monitoring and regulation of water systems should not be weaponized to surveil, track, or restrict access to medication abortion care. It emphasizes that medications used in abortion care, particularly mifepristone , are safe and effective, having been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for over 25 years with extensive scientific evidence supporting their safety and efficacy. The resolution asserts that these essential medications should not be subject to political interference. Furthermore, the resolution states that safeguarding water systems in the United States should rely on scientifically-based environmental strategies , rather than the politicization of essential medications used in reproductive health care. It highlights that efforts to surveil the use of abortion medications under the guise of environmental or public health protection constitute a blatant weaponization of environmental laws . Such actions are viewed as a direct attack on access to medication abortion, lacking scientific justification and diverting essential environmental resources.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2026
Submitted in House
Jun 24, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • June 24, 2026
    Submitted in House


  • June 24, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the monitoring and regulation of water systems not be weaponized for the purposes of surveilling, tracking, or detecting use of, stigmatizing, and further restricting access to medication abortion care.

USA119th CongressHRES-1389| House 
| Updated: 6/24/2026
The House Resolution declares that the monitoring and regulation of water systems should not be weaponized to surveil, track, or restrict access to medication abortion care. It emphasizes that medications used in abortion care, particularly mifepristone , are safe and effective, having been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for over 25 years with extensive scientific evidence supporting their safety and efficacy. The resolution asserts that these essential medications should not be subject to political interference. Furthermore, the resolution states that safeguarding water systems in the United States should rely on scientifically-based environmental strategies , rather than the politicization of essential medications used in reproductive health care. It highlights that efforts to surveil the use of abortion medications under the guise of environmental or public health protection constitute a blatant weaponization of environmental laws . Such actions are viewed as a direct attack on access to medication abortion, lacking scientific justification and diverting essential environmental resources.
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Timeline
Jun 24, 2026
Submitted in House
Jun 24, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • June 24, 2026
    Submitted in House


  • June 24, 2026
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Brittany Pettersen

Brittany Pettersen

Democratic Representative

Colorado

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted