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H.R. 8734

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8734, to express the Sense of Congress with respect to safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on May 11, 2026 by Rep. Pat Ryan (D) with 21 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on May 11, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8734 has 21 co-sponsors.

hb8734/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8734 IH: To express the Sense of Congress with respect to safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-11
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8734  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 11, 2026   Mr. Ryan  (for himself,  Mrs. Fletcher ,  Mr. Vasquez ,  Ms. Chu ,  Ms. Ross ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Titus , and  Ms. Ansari ) 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 safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes.
1.
Sense of Congress regarding safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion
It is the Sense of Congress that—
(1)
medication abortion is an extremely safe medical treatment that the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, based on scientific evidence, appropriately approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ); and
(2)
such approval under such Act preempts any State law establishing, implementing, or enforcing—
(A)
any requirement that medication abortion be dispensed by a health care practitioner in person; or
(B)
any prohibition or restriction on prescribing or dispensing medication abortion by means of telehealth.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-05-11
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Pat Ryan (D) sponsors H.R. 8734, and 21 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8734 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · May 11, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8734 has taken 2 actions since May 11, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 11, 2026
House
Introduced in House
May 11, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 8734 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8734 goes by 2 titles.

  • To express the Sense of Congress with respect to safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes. — Display Title
  • To express the Sense of Congress with respect to safety of medication abortion and Federal preemption of State restrictions on dispensing medication abortion, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8734 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. 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, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CAITLIN HORRIGAN111
CHRISTINA KRYSINSKI111
GEORGEANNE USOVA111
HELENA HERNANDEZ111
MIA VILLASENOR111
NINA SERRIANNE111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.2026 second_quarter$653K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8734 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8734’s is Health.

hr8734/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. 8734, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 79 (Monday, May 11, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RYAN:H.R. 8734.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3347]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com