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Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-178| Senate 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to significantly improve the collection and standardization of abortion data across the United States. It addresses current deficiencies where reporting is voluntary, leading to incomplete and inconsistent information submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Congress finds that some states report no data at all, and no single data point is publicly available for all states, hindering public health and policy analysis. To achieve this, the bill amends the Social Security Act, making a state's receipt of federal Medicaid payments for certain family planning services and supplies contingent on its submission of abortion data. States must report specific mandatory data points to the CDC's abortion surveillance system annually. Failure to submit data by the deadline, or knowingly providing false information, can result in the withholding of these federal funds. The Public Health Service Act is also amended, directing the Secretary, through the CDC Director, to 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, marital status, abortion method, previous pregnancies, maternal residence, and whether the child survived the abortion. The CDC is also tasked with providing technical assistance to states and issuing annual reports based on the collected data.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2585
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3500
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-15
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-627
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2585
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3500
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-15
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023


  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-627
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-627: 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 CongressS-178| Senate 
| Updated: 1/22/2025
This legislation aims to significantly improve the collection and standardization of abortion data across the United States. It addresses current deficiencies where reporting is voluntary, leading to incomplete and inconsistent information submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Congress finds that some states report no data at all, and no single data point is publicly available for all states, hindering public health and policy analysis. To achieve this, the bill amends the Social Security Act, making a state's receipt of federal Medicaid payments for certain family planning services and supplies contingent on its submission of abortion data. States must report specific mandatory data points to the CDC's abortion surveillance system annually. Failure to submit data by the deadline, or knowingly providing false information, can result in the withholding of these federal funds. The Public Health Service Act is also amended, directing the Secretary, through the CDC Director, to 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, marital status, abortion method, previous pregnancies, maternal residence, and whether the child survived the abortion. The CDC is also tasked with providing technical assistance to states and issuing annual reports based on the collected data.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2585
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3500
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-15
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023
Jan 22, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-627
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2585
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3500
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-15
    Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023


  • January 22, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-627
    Introduced in House


  • January 22, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 22, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 119-627: 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