Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services”.
Key claim: House lawmakers have introduced a joint resolution that would cancel a Department of Veterans Affairs rule on reproductive health services if Congress and the President enact it.
Abstract
(HJRES144 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2026-01-27): Referred to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Why this matters
The VA’s Reproductive Health Services rule governs whether veterans and covered beneficiaries can access abortion counseling and abortion in limited circumstances through VA facilities, which is one of the few federal channels for such care in states with post-Dobbs restrictions. A Congressional Review Act disapproval would nullify the rule and bar the agency from issuing a substantially similar one without new statutory authority, directly narrowing reproductive care access for veterans. At the introduced stage the resolution has no operative effect, but it signals a live contest over the scope of VA reproductive care.