S. 4922: Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2026

This bill would create a federal grant program run by the Secretary of the Treasury to help nonprofit and community-based organizations pay for travel-related and other practical costs for people seeking abortion services.

What the grants could pay for

Grant recipients could use the money to cover expenses tied to getting abortion care, including:

• round-trip travel to the place where the abortion services are provided
• lodging
• meals
• childcare
• translation services
• doula care
• patient education and information services
• lost wages

The bill says grant money could not be used to pay for the abortion procedure itself.

Who could receive grants

The grants would be available to “eligible entities,” meaning nonprofit organizations or community-based organizations that assist people seeking abortions with unbiased and medically and factually accurate services. Organizations that discourage people from seeking abortions would not qualify.

The Treasury Secretary would have to start accepting applications within 30 days after the bill becomes law. The Secretary would decide the application process and what information applicants must provide.

How grants would be prioritized

When choosing recipients, the Secretary would give priority to organizations that:

• serve people living in states, territories, or other jurisdictions that have banned or severely restricted abortion
• serve people who must travel to another jurisdiction to get abortion services
• already operate a program to help people access abortion services, or submit a plan to start one

Administrative costs and reporting

Grant recipients could use up to 15% of their grant money for organizational costs, such as:

• community outreach
• building or maintaining physical infrastructure
• website development and maintenance
• staffing and training

The Secretary would have to report to Congress within 180 days after enactment and then every year after that. Those reports could not include personally identifiable information.

Interaction with state and local laws

The bill would override any state, tribal, territorial, or local law that would block the use of these grant funds for the purposes allowed under the bill. It would also prohibit federal officials involved in the program from cooperating with state, tribal, territorial, or local antiabortion proceedings, including investigations, prosecutions, or civil lawsuits related to the program or its recipients.

Funding

The bill authorizes $350 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out the program.

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