Federal law protects birth and end-of-pregnancy records from courts

What it does

This bill changes federal health law. Doctors and hospitals cannot share records about birth loss or ending a pregnancy in court. They need the patient to say yes first. The Department of Health and Human Services must write new rules in 90 days. Health systems must keep this data separate. Federal law beats state law on this issue, but states can make stronger rules.

Who it affects

People who have a birth loss or end a pregnancy gain protection. Doctors and hospitals must follow the new rules. States with birth restrictions may have conflicts with this federal law.

One thing to notice

Doctors cannot be forced to share birth loss or end-of-pregnancy records in court without permission.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.

• Jun 25, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jun 25, 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

5 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 5 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $764,424 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 48 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 78% of bills with any report.

Sara Jacobs, who sponsored the bill, received $196,500 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc — $652,972 in 1 report
• Center for Reproductive Rights — $70,000 in 1 report
• Power to Decide — $21,703 in 1 report
• National Council of Jewish Women — $10,000 in 1 report
• Guttmacher Institute — $9,749 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• federal law — Rules made by the U.S. government that apply to all states.
• state law — Rules made by each state that apply only in that state.
• beats — Takes priority over; is stronger than.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.