Federal money funds state women's health offices and protects care access
H.R. 9842 — State Offices of Women’s Health Support and Expansion Act · Filed by Troy Carter (D-LA) · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill gives states $55 million each year through 2031. States can set up or run women's health offices. States can teach people about preventive care and pregnancy health. States can address health problems tied to low income and location. States can bring together groups from their communities. The bill says states cannot use the money to discourage birth control or abortion services. States cannot hide accurate health facts about those services.
Who it affects
State health offices, health centers, rural clinics, nonprofits, and groups can get grants. Women and families get better health facts and pregnancy care in their states.
One thing to notice
The bill stops states from using federal money to discourage birth control or abortion services. The money goes partly to states with higher death rates in pregnancy and low income.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 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.
Words to know
- preventive care — Health services that stop disease before it starts
- pregnancy health — Medical care for pregnant people and new mothers
- birth control or abortion services — Health care related to family planning and pregnancy
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (9,657 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 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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