New federal law gives you control over reproductive health data

What it does

This bill prohibits companies from collecting, keeping, or sharing personal information about people's reproductive and sexual health unless strictly necessary to provide a service the person requested. It gives individuals the right to access, correct, and delete their reproductive health data; requires companies to publish clear privacy policies; and bans retaliation against people who exercise these rights. The FTC enforces the law, and individuals can sue for violations, recovering $100–$1,000 per day per violation or actual damages, plus attorney fees and punitive damages.

Why we flagged it

The bill's operative mechanism is a comprehensive privacy regime for reproductive and sexual health data—data minimization, individual rights (access/correction/deletion), transparency requirements, and enforcement. It is a consumer protection statute, not a market intervention or subsidy.

What the text implies

• The definition of 'personal reproductive or sexual health information' includes inferred and algorithmic data derived from non-health information (e.g., browsing patterns, location history, purchase behavior), meaning companies cannot evade the law by claiming they inferred rather than collected the data directly.
• The bill applies to common carriers (telecommunications companies) and nonprofits, not just traditional for-profit businesses, significantly expanding the scope of regulated entities beyond typical privacy laws.
• The 15-day compliance deadline for access/correction/deletion requests is strict and applies to all regulated entities regardless of size, potentially creating compliance burdens for smaller companies without dedicated privacy infrastructure.
• Pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class-action waivers are voided entirely for disputes under this Act, meaning companies cannot force individuals into arbitration or prevent class litigation—a major shift from current practice in many industries.
• The law does not require companies to delete data they would 'otherwise retain,' creating a potential loophole: companies can argue they retain data for other purposes (e.g., fraud detection, analytics) and thus are not required to delete it under this Act.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

Ordinary people gain enforceable rights to control sensitive reproductive and sexual health data, access what companies hold about them, correct errors, and delete information. The private right of action with statutory damages ($100–$1,000/day) and attorney fees creates real enforcement leverage against companies that violate the rules, and the ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements ensures people can sue in court or join class actions.

Named in the bill

Federal Trade Commission (FTC), regulated entities (broadly defined), common carriers, nonprofits, service providers, third parties, individuals (private right of action)

Where it stands

101 cosponsors: 101 Democrats.

• Jun 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 11, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 lobbying clients named this bill on 5 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $163,451 in lobbying spend. A filing names 64 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.

Sara Jacobs, the sponsor, reported $212,000 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. — $120,000 on 2 filings
• Power to Decide — $33,451 on 2 filings
• National Council of Jewish Women — $10,000 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.