SJRES 103 — Congress 119
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/103
Congress.gov subjects: Abortion; Administrative law and regulatory procedures; Congressional oversight; Congressional-executive branch relations; Department of Veterans Affairs; Sex and reproductive health; Women's health; Armed Forces and National Security
Issues impacted: Healthcare (congress_subject, high), Abortion & Reproductive Policy (taxonomy, high), Veterans Affairs (ai, medium), Regulation & Agency Oversight (ai, medium)
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119 SJ 103 IS: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to “Reproductive Health Services”. U.S. Senate 2026-01-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IIA 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 103 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 27, 2026 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mrs. Murray , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Hassan , Mr. King , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Gallego , and Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to Reproductive Health Services . That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to Reproductive Health Services (90 Fed. Reg. 61310 (December 31, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
Plain-English summary
Confidence: high · Complexity: simple · Model: grok-4.5
This is Congress’s way of trying to cancel a Veterans Affairs rule on reproductive health services.
They’d use a fast-track tool called the Congressional Review Act—basically a clean up-or-down vote that can wipe out an agency rule. The target is the VA’s “Reproductive Health Services” rule that showed up in the Federal Register at the end of 2025. If the resolution passes, that rule loses all force and effect. The VA couldn’t just put the same one back out later under the usual limits of that law.
Veterans and their families who get care through the VA would feel it most. So would the clinics, doctors, and staff who have to follow whatever policy is left once this rule is gone. Anyone tracking how Congress handles abortion and other reproductive care at the VA would notice too.
The text itself is short and plain: it names the rule and says Congress disapproves it.
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| Issue | Yea advances | Nay advances | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation & Agency Oversight | Disapprove or nullify agency rules | Preserve agency rules and standards | Yea uses a CRA joint resolution to strip the VA Reproductive Health Services rule of force and effect; Nay leaves that published rule in place. |
| Abortion & Reproductive Policy | Federal protections for access | Federal restrictions or limited federal funding | Bill subjects center abortion and reproductive health at VA; Yea nullifies the VA reproductive-health rule (aligned with sponsors seeking to block limits on those services); Nay keeps the rule’s federal policy in effect. |
| Healthcare | Coverage expansion and public programs | Status quo / reject this change | Yea cancels the VA reproductive-health services rule so that rule cannot govern covered care; Nay retains the agency’s issued standard for those services. |
| Veterans Affairs | Expand benefits and access | Status quo / reject this change | Yea disapproves the VA’s Reproductive Health Services rule affecting what reproductive care the department may provide; Nay keeps that VA rule operative for veterans’ care. |