S3238-119

In Committee

Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act

119th Congress Introduced Nov 20, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

Bars Medicare-approved residency programs from requiring abortion training without affirmative opt-in and from discriminating against participants who refuse such training or related abortion involvement.

Who Benefits and How

Medical residents and other postgraduate trainees with conscience objections to abortion training could receive stronger protection against mandatory participation and retaliation.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Teaching hospitals and residency programs would have to redesign training policies to preserve Medicare approval and avoid discrimination claims.

Key Provisions

  • Excludes certain residency programs from Medicare-approved training status if abortion training is not strictly opt-in.
  • Prohibits discrimination against participants who decline abortion training or participation.
  • Applies the rule to abortion performance, assistance, counseling, and referral training.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Bars Medicare-approved residency programs from requiring abortion training without affirmative opt-in and from discriminating against participants who refuse such training or related abortion involvement.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Civil Rights, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

Bars Medicare-approved residency programs from requiring abortion training without affirmative opt-in and from discriminating against participants who refuse such training or related abortion involvement.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Civil Rights Government Operations

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Medical residents and trainees with conscience objections to abortion training
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Residency programs and teaching hospitals subject to Medicare approval rules
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 20, 2025

Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Lummis, …

Nov 20, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Nov 20, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Health Professionals
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Medical residents and trainees with conscience objections to abortion training

Healthcare
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Teaching hospitals and residency programs

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Civil Rights Government Operations

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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