Contact Congress about H.R. 6972: Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2026

Title X family planning clinics would have to prove they follow local abuse-reporting laws. They would also need stronger training, records, counseling, and screening for minor patients. Repeat violations could cost them funding for at least three years.

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Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2026 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 6972: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Title X clinics, the people who work with their patients, and minor patients who use those services. Clinics would face more rules for training, records, counseling, screening, and reporting. Minor patients could be asked more questions, receive required counseling, and have more information recorded or reported when state or local law requires it. Contractors and subgrantees could also face record reviews because the bill reaches beyond the main grant recipient.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it ties family planning funding to how clinics handle possible abuse, violence, and trafficking. It could make clinics more careful about reporting suspected harm and training staff. It could also change patient visits, especially for minors, by adding required counseling, screening, and recordkeeping. The real effect would depend on state and local laws and on how federal officials enforce the new rules.

Key provisions in H.R. 6972

• The bill applies to every project and program funded by Title X. Title X is the federal family planning grant program in the Public Health Service Act.
• Clinics must follow all state and local abuse-reporting laws to get or renew Title X money. The bill makes that rule explicit for abuse, violence, and exploitation reports.
• Each grantee must have written rules for reporting duties. Those rules must cover when staff must find out a minor patient’s age and, when state law requires it, the age of the minor’s sexual partner.
• Everyone who serves patients must get timely and adequate training every year. The training must cover state reporting laws, the clinic’s own reporting rules, and ways to improve patient safety through help or referrals.
• Every minor patient must get counseling on how to resist pressure or coercion to engage in sexual activity.

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What is H.R. 6972?

Title X family planning clinics would have to prove they follow local abuse-reporting laws. They would also need stronger training, records, counseling, and screening for minor patients. Repeat violations could cost them funding for at least three years.

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