Expanding Access to Family Planning Act
Key claim: The bill would fund federal family planning clinics through 2035, require them to offer pregnant patients nondirective counseling on prenatal care, adoption, and abortion (with referrals if requested), and bar grantees from excluding qualified providers from subawards.
Abstract
(HR2762 · 119th Congress) Expanding Access to Family Planning Act This bill provides, subject to specified conditions, funding through FY2035 for federally funded family planning services and clinics. In particular, the funds must be used for (1) grants and contracts that support the provision of family planning services, and (2) clinic infrastructure (e.g., construction and renovation of clinics). Clinics that receive funding to provide family planning services must offer each patient with a positive pregnancy test the opportunity for nondirective counseling on (1) prenatal care and delivery; (2) infant care, foster care, and adoption; and (3) pregnancy termination. This counseling must include referrals if requested by a patient. Additionally, if a funding recipient makes subawards for the provision of family planning services, the recipient may not prohibit an entity from participating in a subaward program for reasons other than the entity’s inability to provide family planning services. Latest action (2025-04-09): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Why this matters
Federal family planning clinics (Title X-style grantees) serve millions of low-income patients, and the rules on which providers can receive subawards and what counseling patients must be offered determine access to contraception, prenatal care, and abortion referrals. This bill would codify a pro-inclusion, nondirective-counseling model through 2035, placing it in direct tension with proposals that restrict funding to providers offering abortion or referrals.