For Immediate Release: September 10, 2025

Contact: Kat Mavengere, NFPRHA: kat@mavenpublicaffairs.com

House Appropriations Full Committee Markup Decimates Title X Family Planning Program

Washington, D.C. – The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) issued the following statement in response to the House Labor-Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Committee fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding proposal, attributed to Clare Coleman, President & CEO of NFPRHA.

“The U.S. House Appropriations Committee marked up a bill on Tuesday that would entirely eliminate funding for the Title X family planning program. Title X supports a network of more than 3,000 providers nationwide that offer care to millions of people. As restrictions on reproductive health care intensify every day across the country, it’s paramount that people continue to have access to indispensable care from the federal family planning program, like cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, contraception, and other vital sexual health services.

“Many members of Congress claim to support access to contraception, yet repeatedly fail to back policies that make contraception available and accessible. Eliminating funding for Title X is just the latest example of that disconnect. Zeroing out the program would devastate the capacity of safety-net providers to meet growing family planning and sexual health needs. More than one-third of patients who rely on Title X are uninsured, 65% live at or below the federal poverty line, and more than 20% have limited English proficiency. Without the critical resources, agencies will be forced to shorten hours, lay off staff, and even close their doors, leaving patients without access to care.

“NFPRHA urges Congress to reject this reckless proposal.”

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NFPRHA is a membership organization representing publicly funded family planning providers and administrators nationwide. NFPRHA advances and elevates the importance of family planning in the nation’s health care system and promotes and supports the work of family planning providers and administrators, especially those in the safety net. For more information, visit nationalfamilyplanning.org.