Sen. Baldwin Introduces Bill to Provide $25 Million for Abortion Care Training
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions received this bill on June 24, 2026. It has not moved since that date. The committee must decide whether to hold a vote on the bill before it can move forward.
This bill is sponsored only by Democrats and deals with the highly partisan issue of abortion, making it unlikely to pass in a divided or Republican-controlled Congress.
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Senator Tammy Baldwin reintroduced the Reproductive Health Care Training Act to support training for health care providers and students forced to travel out-of-state for abortion care training. The bill comes on the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Senate Republicans blocked the Reproductive Health Care Training Act, which would establish a grant program to help train more abortion providers. The bill aims to address the difficulty of recruiting and retaining OB-GYNs in the current legal climate following the Dobbs decision.
Congressional Democrats introduced the Reproductive Health Care Training Act to create a $25 million annual grant program for medical schools and clinics to expand abortion training. The bill prioritizes programs in states where abortion is legal that help students from restricted states.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026
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