To express the Sense of Congress with respect to Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-2573
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2023-04-10
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill expresses the sense of Congress that (1) medication abortion is appropriately approved and regulated under federal law, and (2) federal law preempts any in-person dispensing requirements or telehealth restrictions with respect to medication abortion under state law.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2023 Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Deluzio , Ms. Perez , Mr. Torres of New York , Ms. Titus , Mrs. McClellan , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Payne , Ms. Scholten , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. Trahan , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Meng , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Magaziner , Ms. Wexton , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Norcross , Ms. Norton , Ms. Manning , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Nickel , Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Landsman , Mr. Goldman of New York , Ms. Caraveo , Ms. Porter , Mr. Casten , Ms. Wild , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Craig , and Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To express the Sense of Congress with respect to Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.

1. Sense of Congress regarding Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion It is the Sense of Congress that medication abortion was appropriately approved, and is appropriately regulated, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ), and that such approval under such Act preempts any State law establishing, implementing, or enforcing— (1) any requirement that medication abortion be dispensed by a health care practitioner in person; or (2) any prohibition or restriction on prescribing or dispensing medication abortion by means of telehealth.