Congress moves to defund federal reproductive healthcare access task force
H.R. 49 — No Pro-Abortion Task Force Act · Filed by Andy Biggs (R-AZ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jan 3, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill prohibits the federal government from spending any money on the HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force (announced in January 2022) or any similar successor task force. It is a direct defunding measure targeting a specific Obama-era initiative focused on reproductive healthcare access.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward defunding measure targeting a specific federal task force. It uses the appropriations process (prohibition on federal funds) to eliminate a policy initiative the sponsor opposes on ideological grounds, rather than repealing the underlying authority or policy.
What the text implies
- Defunding the task force may eliminate federal coordination on reproductive healthcare access, potentially fragmenting state-level efforts and reducing information-sharing infrastructure.
- The bill's reference to 'any successor or substantially similar task force' is broad enough to block future administrations from re-establishing reproductive healthcare access initiatives under different names or structures.
- Citizens in states with restrictive abortion laws may lose federal advocacy and support resources for accessing reproductive healthcare across state lines.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill eliminates federal funding for a task force dedicated to expanding reproductive healthcare access. Citizens who rely on or benefit from federal reproductive healthcare initiatives, information, or advocacy lose that support. The bill does not expand any alternative service; it is pure defunding.
Named in the bill
HHS (Department of Health and Human Services), Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jan 3, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jan 3, 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.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (391 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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