HB2762, titled the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act, would create a new Title X Clinic Fund within the Department of Health and Human Services to support family planning providers that receive Title X funding. The bill authorizes annual appropriations for fiscal years 2026 through 2035 of $512 million for grants and contracts under Title X and $50 million for clinic infrastructure, including construction, renovation, and equipment, with funds remaining available until expended.
The bill also places conditions on how funded clinics and subrecipients operate. It would prohibit recipients that make subawards for Title X services from excluding entities for reasons unrelated to their ability to provide those services. In addition, it requires pregnancy counseling at Title X clinics receiving these funds to be nondirective and neutral, and to offer patients with a positive pregnancy test information and counseling on prenatal care and delivery, infant care, foster care, adoption, and pregnancy termination, if the patient wants that information.
Impact
If enacted, the bill would expand federal support for Title X family planning services and add a dedicated funding stream for clinic operations and infrastructure. It would affect the Public Health Service Act’s Title X program by increasing appropriations and by imposing new federal conditions on grant recipients and subaward arrangements, particularly regarding participation rules and the content of pregnancy counseling provided by funded clinics.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and available context, the measure appears to be framed as a public health and access initiative, with sponsors seeking to strengthen and sustain family planning services nationwide. No committee debate or recorded votes are provided, so there is no direct evidence of opposition or support in the available materials beyond the bill’s introduction and referral to committee.
Contention
The main likely points of contention are the bill’s funding level, the federal role in supporting family planning clinics, and the counseling requirements for Title X providers. The nondirective counseling mandate and the requirement to discuss pregnancy termination alongside prenatal care, adoption, foster care, and infant care may draw criticism from opponents of abortion-related services, while the prohibition on excluding entities from subaward programs for reasons other than inability to provide Title X services may raise concerns among groups that want broader discretion in selecting providers.