Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Healthcare Services Act
Latest action · May 26, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Healthcare Services Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, a person from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that: (1) such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide such services, or (2) such person is not a provider of abortion services if such person does provide such services.
"Abortion services" is defined as providing surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or providing referrals for such procedures.
The bill sets forth the enforcement authority of the FTC, including with respect to nonprofit organizations.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2017 to Jul 11, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 19, 2017 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 7, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 26, 2018 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jul 11, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 19, 2017 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- May 19, 2017Introduced in House
- May 19, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E679-680)
- May 19, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E679 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | May 19, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 87, May 19, 2017, page H4390.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3378 | Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 31, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Healthcare Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
