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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5925 
To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an 
Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2025 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. ESCOBAR, 
Ms. JACOBS, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. TLAIB) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish within the Department of Health and Human 
Services an Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual Health. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘HHS Reproductive and 
Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
OMBUDS 
FOR 
REPRODUCTIVE 
AND 
SEXUAL 
HEALTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) POSITION
ESTABLISHED.—There shall be 
within the Department of Health and Human Serv-
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ices (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Depart-
ment’’) an Ombuds for Reproductive and Sexual 
Health 
(in 
this 
section 
referred 
to 
as 
the 
‘‘Ombuds’’). 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible to be ap-
pointed as the Ombuds, an individual shall, prior to 
such appointment, have expertise in sexual and re-
productive health and demonstrated commitment to 
the provision of specified health care services, includ-
ing abortion and the care of LGBTQ+ individuals, 
individuals belonging to a racial or ethnic minority, 
individuals with disabilities, and individuals of low 
socio-economic status. 
(3) REPORTING
DIRECTLY
TO
SECRETARY.— 
The Ombuds shall report directly to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’). 
(b) ORGANIZATIONAL INDEPENDENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall take appropriate action to ensure the inde-
pendence of the Ombuds’s office from other officers or em-
ployees of the Department engaged in reproductive and 
sexual health activities. 
(c) STAFFING.—The Secretary shall take appropriate 
action to ensure that the Ombuds’s office is sufficiently 
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staffed and resourced to carry out its duties effectively and 
efficiently. 
(d) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Ombuds shall 
be as follows: 
(1) To educate the public on specified health 
care services, including by making evidence-based, 
medically accurate educational materials available to 
the public. 
(2) To analyze data collected by the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services about con-
sumer access to specified health care services. 
(3) In coordination with the Secretary of Labor, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and State insurance 
commissioners (or their designees within the applica-
ble agency), to— 
(A) gather information about benefits for 
specified health care services under health plans 
and programs specified under subsection (j)(1); 
and 
(B) provide an analysis of any gaps in 
such coverage. 
(4) To disseminate information about how indi-
viduals can connect with— 
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(A) health care providers receiving Federal 
funds under title X of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.); 
(B) abortion funds; and 
(C) other clinics that provide specified 
health care services. 
(5) To provide the public with evidence-based 
and medically accurate information related to medi-
cation abortions conducted outside formal medical 
settings. 
(6) To collect information regarding, and to ad-
dress, reproductive and sexual health misinformation 
being disseminated to the public. 
(7) To coordinate with the Federal Trade Com-
mission to collect information about, and address 
consumer protection and data privacy concerns on, 
the provision of any services relating to reproductive 
and sexual health. 
(8) In coordination with entities receiving 
grants under section 1311(i) of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(i)) 
and other entities assisting individuals eligible to en-
roll in qualified health plans (as defined in section 
1301(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18021(a))) through 
an Exchange established pursuant to title I of such 
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