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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-627| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
Ralph Norman

Ralph Norman

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (7)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to significantly improve the collection and reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It addresses current deficiencies where abortion data reporting is voluntary, inconsistent across states, and often incomplete, hindering public health and policy analysis. To rectify this, the legislation makes the receipt of federal Medicaid payments for certain family planning services and supplies contingent upon states submitting required abortion data to the CDC. Specifically, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate that the CDC maintain a standardized surveillance system for aggregate abortion data. This system will include a standard worksheet with mandatory questions covering variables such as maternal age, gestational age, race, ethnicity, abortion method, previous pregnancies, and whether the child survived the abortion. States are required to submit this data annually and must certify its accuracy to the CDC Director. Failure to submit the required data by the deadline could impact a state's Medicaid funding, though late submissions within the year may allow for retroactive payments. Furthermore, knowingly providing false information could result in the loss of Medicaid family planning payments for the subsequent fiscal year. The CDC is also tasked with providing technical assistance to states and publishing an annual report summarizing the collected abortion data.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3580
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-632
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-581
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2021
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-178
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3580
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-632
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-581
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2021


  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-178
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-178: Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025
AbortionChild healthFamily planning and birth controlGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWomen's health

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-627| House 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
This bill aims to significantly improve the collection and reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It addresses current deficiencies where abortion data reporting is voluntary, inconsistent across states, and often incomplete, hindering public health and policy analysis. To rectify this, the legislation makes the receipt of federal Medicaid payments for certain family planning services and supplies contingent upon states submitting required abortion data to the CDC. Specifically, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to mandate that the CDC maintain a standardized surveillance system for aggregate abortion data. This system will include a standard worksheet with mandatory questions covering variables such as maternal age, gestational age, race, ethnicity, abortion method, previous pregnancies, and whether the child survived the abortion. States are required to submit this data annually and must certify its accuracy to the CDC Director. Failure to submit the required data by the deadline could impact a state's Medicaid funding, though late submissions within the year may allow for retroactive payments. Furthermore, knowingly providing false information could result in the loss of Medicaid family planning payments for the subsequent fiscal year. The CDC is also tasked with providing technical assistance to states and publishing an annual report summarizing the collected abortion data.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-3580
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-632
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-581
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2021
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-178
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-3580
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-632
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-581
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2021


  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-178
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Ralph Norman

Ralph Norman

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (7)
Sheri Biggs (Republican)Andy Harris (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Keith Self (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Russ Fulcher (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-178: Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionChild healthFamily planning and birth controlGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWomen's health