SAMANTHA CYRULNIK-DERCHER

FY27 Presidents Budget; FY27 appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, including the Hyde amendment, the Weldon amendment, funding for Title X, funding for abstinence-only education, funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, and funding for entities that offer abortion care or training; FY27 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government, including reproductive freedom attacks aimed at the District of Columbia, bans on abortion coverage for federal employees, and denials of coverage for contraceptive care and supplies; FY27 appropriations for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, including veterans access to abortion services; FY27 appropriations for Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, including FDA approval of mifepristone; FY27 appropriations for National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, including the global gag rule, the Helms amendment, the Hyde amendment, increased funding for international family planning and reproductive health programs, increased funding for UNFPA, and the Kemp-Kasten amendment; FY27 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, including bans on abortion for people in federal prison; FY27 appropriations for Department of Homeland Security, including access to abortion services and denials of care for people in ICE detention; Poison pill riders in appropriations bills; Funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection; FY27 funding for Title X family planning grants; FY27 funding for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program; FY27 funding for Division of STD prevention; Funding cuts to Medicaid, CHIP, and other essential services that families rely on to make ends meet.

Federal courts and judicial nominees; Support for confirmation of judges committed to civil and human rights; Nomination of Katie Lane to the United States District Court for the District of Montana; Nomination of Justin Smith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; Nomination of Anthony Powell to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas; Nomination of Anthony Mattivi to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas; Nomination of Michael Hendershot to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; Nomination of Benjamin Flowers to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Nomination of Matthew Schwartz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Nomination of Daniel Traynor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; Nomination of Angela Colmenero to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Nomination of Kasdin Mitchell to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; Nomination of Daniel Domenico to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; Nomination of Matthew Byrne to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; Nomination of Harold Duncan to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

The connection between reproductive freedom and the economy; Reproductive healthcare in FY26 and FY27 federal spending bills; A federal right to abortion; Federal issues related to state abortion bans and abortion access in the United States; Administrative actions that restrict abortion access; H.R.4611 and S.2377, the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act of 2025, regarding access to affordable health insurance plans that cover abortion; Abortion-coverage restrictions; S.4701, the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026; S.4922, the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act; H.R.9445 and S.4879, the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act; H.R.9441, the SAFE Training for OB-GYNs Act; Defunding Planned Parenthood, including amendment #4794 to the budget resolution S.Con.Res. 33; Issues related to violence and intimidation directed at reproductive-healthcare providers, including Pub. L. 103-259, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits threats of force, obstruction, and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services; Access to evidence-based medication abortion care; H.Res.1285 and S.Res.732 expressing the sense of Congress that mifepristone is safe and effective and law and policy governing access to medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science; H.R.8829 and S.4540, the Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act; Veterans and their dependents access to reproductive health care; Access to reproductive health services for servicemembers and their dependents, including S.4574, the MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act; Anti-abortion centers/crisis pregnancy centers; H.R.999, the Right to Contraception Act; Access to treatments for infertility, including IVF; H.Res.1147, a Resolution to recognize the history of ignored pain and absence of autonomy in womens healthcare; Healthy pregnancy and post-partum period; H.Res.1268, recognizing the week of May 3, 2026, through May 9, 2026, as National Postpartum Awareness Week for Communities of Color; H.R.9470, the SAFER Health Act of 2026, to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information; Family and medical leave, including paid leave; H.R.9261, the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act; Gender equity and sex discrimination; H.Res.1385 and S.Res.785, resolutions celebrating the accomplishments of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of educational opportunities for all women and girls; Issues related to workplace fairness and gender discrimination; LGBTQI+ rights and discrimination against LGBTQI+ people; Bans and restrictions on gender affirming care, including FY27 federal spending bills.

The link between immigrant justice and reproductive reproductive freedom; H.R.4104 and S.2149, the Health Equity & Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act, which would remove political interference and restore coverage so immigrants in the United States could participate in the health insurance programs for which they would be eligible but for their immigration status or length of stay.