Federal funds to train abortion doctors in states where it's legal

What it does

This bill creates a $10 million per year federal grant program (2027–2031) to help states with fewer abortion restrictions fund medical residency training in reproductive health care, including abortion provision, for doctors forced to relocate from states with abortion bans. The money goes to teaching hospitals and training programs, not directly to individual doctors, and covers both program expansion and travel reimbursement for trainees.

Why we flagged it

The bill's operative mechanism is a federal grant program to expand medical residency capacity and subsidize relocation costs for reproductive health care trainees. It is a straightforward workforce-development measure, not a regulatory change or industry carve-out.

What the text implies

• The bill may indirectly incentivize migration of trained reproductive health providers to states with fewer abortion restrictions, potentially exacerbating regional disparities in access to reproductive care.
• By funding training specifically for doctors displaced by state abortion laws, the bill implicitly acknowledges that state-level abortion restrictions are creating a shortage of trained providers in restricted states—a political statement embedded in the mechanism.
• The definition of 'covered State abortion law' is broad and may capture future state laws not yet enacted, creating ongoing eligibility for grants as abortion restrictions evolve.

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

Who it affects

The bill expands access to reproductive health care training and removes a barrier (relocation cost) for doctors seeking to practice in their field of expertise. Citizens in states with abortion restrictions gain access to trained providers if they travel or if providers return; citizens nationwide benefit from a larger reproductive health workforce. The program does not restrict anyone's rights or impose costs on the general public.

Who stands to gain

• Teaching hospitals and graduate medical education programs in states with fewer abortion restriction
• Health care professionals seeking reproductive health care training

Named in the bill

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Approved graduate medical residency training programs, State governments (as regulators of abortion law)

Where it stands

10 cosponsors: 10 Democrats.

• Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 24, 2026 — 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

8 lobbying clients named this bill on 8 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $1,023,429 in lobbying spend. A filing names 32 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 88% of bills with at least one filing.

Kelly Morrison, the sponsor, reported $252,592 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc — $652,972 on 1 filing
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — $96,000 on 1 filing
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc — $79,708 on 1 filing
• National Women's Law Center Action Fund — $75,000 on 1 filing
• Center for Reproductive Rights — $70,000 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.