House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protect IVF Act
Official title: To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.
Sponsor: Rep. Lori Trahan D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9941.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. TRAHAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 121, July 23, 2026, Page H5199):U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 49 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9941, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9941
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9a9743cf6bb8db6d485dc4297c3c8e1d7b109df019585e4bcd0697bbbc244042
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9941, last updated October 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 10, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
129 cosponsors — 129 Democrats
0 of 129 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and 99 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lori Trahan.
- H.R. 1442 (119th) To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1509 (119th) Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act of 2025
- H.R. 5536 (119th) HEADACHE Act
- H.R. 6350 (119th) College Athletics Reform Act
- H.R. 7145 (119th) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for other related…
- H.R. 10295 (119th) 9-8-8 Call Center Improvement Act
Related bills
- S. 5108 (119th) Right to IVF Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.