PEARL Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8366 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8366 To protect the religious freedom of pharmacists choosing not to dispense or sell abortion-inducing drugs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2026 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect the religious freedom of pharmacists choosing not to dispense or sell abortion-inducing drugs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacists Ethical Autonomy and Religious Liberties Act'' or the ``PEARL Act''. SEC. 2. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTION FOR PHARMACISTS CHOOSING NOT TO DISPENSE OR SELL ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist (including a pharmacist employed by a private business or government agency) shall not be required …