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S. 3238

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3238, the Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 20, 2025 by Sen. James Lankford (R) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

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S. 3238 has 15 co-sponsors.

sb3238/introduced-in-senate.txt
II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3238  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 20, 2025   Mr. Lankford  (for himself,  Mr. Cassidy ,  Mr. Cornyn ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Budd ,  Mr. Banks ,  Mr. Young ,  Mr. Wicker , and  Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act  .
2.
Prohibiting approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training
Section 1886(h)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
Beginning on the date of enactment of the  Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act , such term does not include any such residency or other postgraduate medical training program that provides training in the performance of, or assisting in the performance of, induced abortions, or in counseling or referrals for such abortions, if such program—
(i)
provides or requires such training for any participant in such program without the participant first voluntarily electing to opt-in to undergo such training; or
(ii)
subjects any participant in such program to discrimination on the basis that the participant does not—
(I)
voluntarily elect to opt-in to undergo such training; or
(II)
perform, assist in the performance of, or provide counseling or referrals for, such abortions.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training.

Sponsors

Sen. James Lankford (R) sponsors S. 3238, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 11 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3238 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 3238 has taken 2 actions since Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Nov 20, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3238 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3238, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3238 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act — Display Title
  • Conscience Protections for Medical Residents Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit approved medical residency training programs under the Medicare program from requiring opt-out abortion training. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 3238 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMReligious Liberty, Life, Parental Rights, Free SpeechVirginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KATIE DOHERTY112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3238 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3238’s is Health.

s3238/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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