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Federal · 119th Congress

HR10600 Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026

Direction

Abortion funding insuranceAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 95%

Repeals the Helms amendment ban on using U.S. foreign assistance for abortion services and explicitly authorizes such funds for abortion services, training, and equipment, so more legal access to abortion via foreign aid.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or policy funds made available to carry out this part may be used to provide comprehensive reproductive health care services, including abortion services, training, and equipment.

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Abortion otherAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Repeals the Helms amendment and adds policy statements and findings that treat abortion as essential health care and call for ending unsafe abortion through U.S. foreign assistance, so more legal access to abortion via foreign aid.

to recognize that access to safe abortion is a critical component of comprehensive maternal and reproductive health care and should be included as part of foreign assistance programs funded by the United States Government;

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  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2026-09-24: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Filed
2026-09-24
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky D + 96 cosponsors (96 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill repeals the Helms amendment prohibition on foreign aid for abortions and affirmatively authorizes U.S. foreign assistance funds for abortion services, training, and equipment while declaring abortion a critical part of reproductive health care. This directly expands legal access to abortion through funding and policy changes in the foreign-assistance context. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or immigration enforcement.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-09-24LibraIntroduced in House
2026-09-24LibraIntroduced in House
2026-09-24HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.