Last progress January 3, 2025 (11 months ago)
Introduced on January 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Biggs
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill sets new rules for people who perform abortions. It requires the provider to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 15 miles of both their main office and the place where the abortion happens. The provider must also tell the patient, at the time of the procedure, which hospital the patient can go to for follow‑up care with that same provider if complications occur. Not following these rules would be a federal crime and could lead to a fine, up to two years in prison, or both. The patient cannot be charged under this section.
It also ties federal funding to clinic standards. To receive federal funds or assistance, an abortion clinic must be licensed by its state and meet federal standards for ambulatory surgical centers.