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H.R. 6219

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6219, the Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 20, 2025 by Rep. Greg Murphy (R) with 26 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 6219 has 26 co-sponsors.

hb6219/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6219 IH: Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-20
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS   1st Session
 H. R. 6219
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 November 20, 2025
  Mr. Murphy  (for himself,  Mr. Onder ,  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Aderholt ,  Mr. Cloud ,  Mr. Self ,  Mr. Harris of Maryland ,  Mr. Kennedy of Utah ,  Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina ,  Mr. Kustoff ,  Mr. Bost ,  Mr. Fitzgerald ,  Mr. Clyde ,  Mr. Harrigan ,  Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania ,  Mrs. Fedorchak ,  Mrs. Bice ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama ,  Mr. Gosar , and  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on  Energy and Commerce , 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
 A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act  .
2.
Prohibiting approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training
Section 1886(h)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
Beginning on the date of enactment of the  Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act , such term does not include any such residency or other postgraduate medical training program that provides training in the performance of, or assisting in the performance of, induced abortions, or in counseling or referrals for such abortions, if such program—
(i)
provides or requires such training for any participant in such program without the participant first voluntarily electing to opt-in to undergo such training; or
(ii)
subjects any participant in such program to discrimination on the basis that the participant does not—
(I)
voluntarily elect to opt-in to undergo such training; or
(II)
perform, assist in the performance of, or provide counseling or referrals for, such abortions.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Murphy (R) sponsors H.R. 6219, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 20 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6219 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6219 has taken 2 actions since Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 6219 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6219, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 6219 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act — Display Title
  • Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6219 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Science/Technology.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PLANET LABS PBC (FORMERLY PLANET LABS FEDERAL INC.)Subsidiary of Planet Labs, which builds and operates imaging satellitesDistrict of Columbia11$50K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC11$50K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DEVIN BRYANT111
MICHAEL LEDFORD111
MIRIAM QUINTAL111
SHARON ESHELMAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PLANET LABS PBC (FORMERLY PLANET LABS FEDERAL INC.)LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6219 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6219’s is Health.

hr6219/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6219, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MURPHY:H.R. 6219.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4877]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com