No Pro-Abortion Task Force Act

House Bill

H.R. 49

119th Congress

No Pro-Abortion Task Force Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 3, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Darren Soto

Representative

Democratic

FL-9

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Health

Summary

This bill prohibits federal funding for the HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force or any similar successor task force. The task force was established in 2022 to coordinate department activities related to accessing sexual and reproductive health care.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill prohibits federal funding for the HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force or any similar successor task force. The task force was established in 2022 to coordinate department activities related to accessing sexual and reproductive health care.

Last updated: 1/6/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

No Pro-Abortion Task Force ActThis bill prohibits the use of federal funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force or any successor or substantially similar task force.HHS launched the task force on January 21, 2022, to identify and coordinate departmental activities related to accessing sexual and reproductive health care.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Defunds HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force
Bars funding for successor or similar task forces
Task force launched January 2022
Coordinated reproductive health care access activities
Prohibits use of federal funds for these purposes

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

The HHS task force focused on reproductive healthcare access would lose federal funding. Any successor entity with similar functions would also be prohibited from receiving appropriations.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Abortion

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Health programs administration and funding

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

49, 119th Congress (2025). "No Pro-Abortion Task Force Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-49