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Federal · 119th Congress

HR9448 Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act

Direction

Abortion travel interstate shieldAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 95%

Authorizes and funds travel allowances plus administrative leave for federal employees and dependents to obtain abortions out of state when restricted in their home state, and prohibits adverse actions or security-clearance impacts for doing so, so more practical access to abortion across state bans

The head of an Executive agency shall, in accordance with the regulations issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under subsection (b), authorize travel and transportation allowances for Federal employees of such Executive agency and eligible dependents of such Federal employees for the costs of traveling outside of the State or territory of the United States in which such Federal employee is a resident to obtain a lawful reproductive health care service that is not accessible to such Federal employee or eligible dependent in such State or territory.

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Abortion funding insuranceAI label

Expands abortion access model confidence 90%

Requires federal agencies to pay for travel and leave costs so employees can obtain abortions unavailable in their state of residence, creating new federal expenditure to support abortion access in restrictive states

authorize travel and transportation allowances for Federal employees of such Executive agency and eligible dependents of such Federal employees for the costs of traveling outside of the State or territory of the United States in which such Federal employee is a resident to obtain a lawful reproductive health care service that is not accessible to such Federal employee or eligible dependent in such State or territory.

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Abortion otherAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 85%

Bars federal agencies from relocating headquarters or major operations, or using funds to lease/purchase/construct facilities, in states that enacted or enforced new post-Dobbs abortion restrictions, and protects employees from being required to move there for work, so federal resources and jobs are

No headquarters or significant portion of an Executive agency may be moved to a location in a State or territory of the United States on the list published by the Comptroller General of the United States under subsection (b).

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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
2026-06-24: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Filed
2026-06-24
Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Sponsor
James R. Walkinshaw D + 35 cosponsors (35 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill addresses abortion by (1) creating federal travel funding, paid leave, privacy protections, and anti-retaliation rules to help employees obtain abortions unavailable in restrictive states (expands access via travel-interstate-shield and funding); (2) prohibiting agency relocations and facility investments in states with post-2022 abortion bans (restricts by denying federal economic activity to those states). No provisions on gestational limits, medication abortion, personhood, or other listed subtopics. No other policy areas from the provided topics are substantively addressed.

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History (4 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-06-24LibraIntroduced in House
2026-06-24LibraIntroduced in House
2026-06-24HouseReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-06-24HouseReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.