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Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-795| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
Mary E. Miller

Mary E. Miller

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (11)
Andy Harris (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Riley M. Moore (Republican)John J. McGuire (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Mark Harris (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), from treating pregnancy as an illness for specific regulatory purposes. This restriction applies to the approval of abortion drugs under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as to the imposition or maintenance of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) for such drugs. A key provision of the legislation is the nullification of any existing abortion drug approvals that relied, in whole or in part, on the classification of pregnancy as an illness. This nullification explicitly targets and includes the current approval of mifepristone , which would be revoked upon the bill's enactment. The overall intent is to alter the regulatory framework for abortion drugs by redefining how pregnancy is considered in their approval and oversight.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6635
Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2023
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6635
    Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2023


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

AbortionDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationPrescription drugsSex and reproductive healthWomen's health

Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-795| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), from treating pregnancy as an illness for specific regulatory purposes. This restriction applies to the approval of abortion drugs under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as to the imposition or maintenance of risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) for such drugs. A key provision of the legislation is the nullification of any existing abortion drug approvals that relied, in whole or in part, on the classification of pregnancy as an illness. This nullification explicitly targets and includes the current approval of mifepristone , which would be revoked upon the bill's enactment. The overall intent is to alter the regulatory framework for abortion drugs by redefining how pregnancy is considered in their approval and oversight.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6635
Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2023
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6635
    Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2023


  • January 28, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mary E. Miller

Mary E. Miller

Republican Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (11)
Andy Harris (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Andrew Ogles (Republican)Daniel Webster (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Riley M. Moore (Republican)John J. McGuire (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Mark Harris (Republican)Josh Brecheen (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationPrescription drugsSex and reproductive healthWomen's health