What This Bill Does · Plain English
GovGreed Synthesis · AI extraction
This bill establishes a new 'Title X Clinic Fund' within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide additional, sustained funding for clinics that offer family planning services under the existing Title X program. It appropriates a total of $5.62 billion over ten years, split between grants/contracts for services and infrastructure projects like construction and renovation of clinics. The bill also includes conditions on how the funds can be used, including a prohibition on excluding providers for non-service-related reasons and requirements for nondirective pregnancy counseling.
Carveouts & Earmarks · 1 line items · $5.6B tagged
Specific dollar amounts in this bill that flow to identifiable companies or programs — the actual cash trail.
$5.62B
Sec. 2(b)
"There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035— (1) $512,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics."
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Action Timeline
2025-04-09
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2025-04-09
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.1394 pass?
S.1394 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 39%.
What does S.1394 do?
This bill establishes a new 'Title X Clinic Fund' within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide additional, sustained funding for clinics that offer family planning services under the existing Title X program. It appropriates a total of $5.62 billion over ten years, split between grants/contracts for services and infrastructure projects like construction and renovation of clinics. The bill also includes conditions on how the funds can be used, including a prohibition on excluding providers for non-service-related reasons and requirements for nondirective pregnancy counseling.
Who sponsored S.1394?
S.1394 was sponsored by Tina Smith (D-Minnesota).
How much money does S.1394 spend?
S.1394 contains $5.6B in identified line-item carveouts to specific programs and companies, across 1 earmarks.
Full Bill Text
119 S1394 IS: Expanding Access to Family Planning Act U.S. Senate 2025-04-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1394 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Ms. Smith (for herself, Mrs. Murray , Ms. Warren , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Fetterman , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act . 2. Title X Clinic Fund (a) In general There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Office of the Secretary ), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ) (referred to in this section as title X clinics ). (b) Funding There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035— (1) $512,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on funding (1) Prohibition No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.
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