POSITIVE Reproductive Rights 119th Congress

H.R.4611 EACH Act of 2025

EACH Act — repeals the Hyde Amendment, allowing federal Medicaid funding to cover abortion care for low-income patients (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Hyde Amendment restricts Medicaid abortion coverage; 1 in 4 women on Medicaid face documented access barriers.

Hyde Amendment (annual rider since 1976) — restricts Medicaid abortion funding

Guttmacher: 1 in 4 Medicaid-eligible women in restrictive states face documented barriers to abortion access

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$280K combined quarterly activity

2 lobbying firms

1 client represented

2025-fourth_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period

⚠ 1 lobbyist who worked this bill previously held government positions

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SAMANTHA CYRULNIK-DERCHER — Employee in the office of Rep. Tim Walz (Minnesota)

Policy Areas Covered

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

Government Entities Lobbied

Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL c3/c4 focused primarily on advancing and protecting reproductive freedom

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

EACH Act reintroduction. 1 in 4 women on Medicaid lives in a state with total abortion restrictions, creating disproportionate burdens on low-income women.