Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act

This bill would require the Comptroller General to publish, and update at least every three months, a list of states and territories that have abortion restrictions enacted or taking effect on or after June 24, 2022. Federal agencies could not move their headquarters or a significant portion of their operations to listed states, and could not use funds to lease, buy, or build new facilities there, with some exceptions for existing leases, repairs, and public service offices. Federal employees could decline reassignment to listed states for health or family planning reasons, and agencies would have to pay travel costs for employees and dependents who travel out of state for lawful reproductive health care. The bill would also give up to 21 days of paid leave for abortion-related travel, bar agencies from considering abortion-related information in security clearance and personnel decisions, and prohibit retaliation against employees who use these protections.

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Sponsors

• James R. Walkinshaw Democrat sponsor
• 35 cosponsors