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Federal · 119th Congress

S5565 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 aid for abortion services and explicitly authorizes federal foreign assistance funds for abortion services, training, and equipment, so more legal access to abortion via U.S. funding abroad.

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 a critical component of reproductive health care that should be funded and made widely available through U.S. foreign assistance, so more legal access to abortion via U.S. funding abroad.

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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Filed
2026-09-24
Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Sponsor
Cory A. Booker D + 19 cosponsors (18 D, 1 I)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill repeals the Helms amendment prohibition on using foreign assistance for abortion and explicitly authorizes U.S. foreign aid funds for abortion services, training, and equipment while declaring a policy of making safe abortion widely available through such programs. This expands abortion access along the funding-insurance axis and the broader abortion topic. No provisions address firearms, transgender issues, or immigration enforcement.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-09-24LibraIntroduced in Senate
2026-09-24SenatRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.