Legislation

"H.R." stands for House of Representatives; "H. Res." stands for a resolution of the House of Representatives; "S." stands for Senate.

H.R. 1349 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers of certain abortion services from participation in the Medicare program. Introduced by Rep. Gregory Steube, R-FL.

H.R. 1208 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the trade or business expense deduction for the reimbursement of employee costs of child gender transition procedure or travel to obtain an abortion. Introduced by Rep. Brian Mast, R-FL.

H.R. 1465 - To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry. Introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC.

H.R. 895 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations of the partial birth abortion ban. Introduced by Rep. Keith Self, R-TX.

H.R. 799 - To provide for parental notification and intervention in the case of an unemancipated minor seeking an abortion

H.R. 798 - To protect the dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-IL

H.R. 797 - To ensure that women seeking an abortion are notified, before giving informed consent to receive an abortion, of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major developmental characteristics of the unborn child. Introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-IL

H.R. 796 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a warning label advising that the effects of mifepristone can be counteracted, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a hotline to provide information to women seeking to counteract the effects of mifepristone, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-IL

H.R. 795 - To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from treating pregnancy as an illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs. Introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-IL

H.R. 729 - To prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a healthcare provider, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Mark Harris, R-NC

H.R. 727 - To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit sale or transactions relating to human fetal tissue. Introduced by Rep. Scott Franklin, R-FL

H.R. 722 - To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. Introduced by Rep. Eric Burlison, R-MO

H.R. 720 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit treatment of certain distributions and reimbursements for certain abortions as qualified medical expenses. Introduced by Rep. Joseph Brecheen, R-OK

H.R. 719 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to limit demonstration projects related to abortion under Medicaid and CHIP. Introduced by Rep. Joseph Brecheen, R-OK

H.R. 699 - To prohibit United States contributions to the United Nations Population Fund. Introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-TX

H.R. 688 - To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish tailored information to expecting mothers, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC

H.R. 686 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unlawful disposal of fetal remains. Introduced by Rep. Robert Latta, R-OH

H.R. 685 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved abortion drugs, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Robert Latta, R-OH

H.R. 682 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable. Introduced by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-PA

H.R. 679 - To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-TN

H.R. 650 - To protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right. Introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC

H.R. 636 - To amend section 248 of title 18, United States Code, to provide adequate penalties and remedies for attacks on facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives and attacks on places of religious worship. Introduced by Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-NY

H.R. 632 - To prohibit the award of Federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-TX

H.R. 629 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit chemical abortions, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Andrew Ogles, R-TN

H.R. 627 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman, R-SC

H.R. 599 - To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Introduced by Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-AL

S. 203 - A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Introduced by Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY

H.R. 589 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-TX

H.R. 343 - To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes. Introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC

H.R. 272 - To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion. Introduced by Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-MN

H.R. 271 - To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Introduced by Rep. Michelle Fischbach

H.R. 78 - Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025. Introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-AZ

H.R. 49 - No Pro-Abortion Task Force Act. Introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-AZ

H.R. 48 - Ultrasound Informed Consent Act. Introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-AZ

H.R. 21 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Introduced by Rep. Ann Wagner, R-MO. Passed House 217-204 on 1/23/2025

S. 6 - Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Introduced by Sen. James Lankford, R-OK. Cloture vote failed 52-47 on 1/22/2025

H.R. 7 - No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025. Introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ

H. Concurrent Resolution 3 - Expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration. Introduced by Rep. Jackson Ronny, R-TX.

H. Res 56 - Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year. Introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-GA

S. 334 - A bill to permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. James Risch, R-ID

S. 253 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses. Introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT

S. 251 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit treatment of certain distributions and reimbursements for certain abortions as qualified medical expenses. Introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT

S. 250 - A bill to restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry. Introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT

S. 242 - A bill to protect the dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-NE

S. 230 - A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND

S. 223 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT

S. 207 - A bill to prohibit the award of Federal funds to an institution of higher education that hosts or is affiliated with a student-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to students of the institution or to employees of the institution or site, and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Steve Daines, R-MT

S. 205 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome. Introduced by Sen. Steve Daines, R-MT

S. 204 - A bill to protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right. Introduced by Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC

S. 186 - A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded abortions. Introduced by Sen. Robert Wicker, R-MS

S. 178 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA

S. 177 - A bill to prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Introduced by Sen. Joni Ernst

S. 125 - A bill to end the use of taxpayer funds for entities that perform, provide referrals for, or provide funding for, abortions, and for other purposes. Introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO

S. 47 - A bill to provide for regulations on protecting statutory conscience rights in health care. Introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO

S. Concurrent Res. 4 - A concurrent resolution expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the United States rejoin this historic declaration. Introduced by Sen. Steve Daines, R-MT

S. Res. 30 - A resolution honoring Mississippi's Gestational Age Act. Introduced by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-MS

Pro-Abortion Legislation in the current (119th) Congress

H.R. 846 - To prohibit disinformation in the advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes. Introduced by Suzanne Bonamici, D-OR.

H. Res. 65 - Reaffirming the freedom to decide and expressing continued support for medication abortion access. Introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-NJ

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