Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act
Latest action · Feb 13, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act
This bill excludes providers of abortion-inducing drugs from participating in Medicare unless the provider is a physician who physically examines the patient, is physically present when the drug is administered, and schedules an in-person follow-up visit with the patient within 14 days of administering the drug.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2025 to Dec 1, 2025; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Original | Feb 13, 2025 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Dec 1, 2025 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2025 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2025Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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. 171, no. 30, February 13, 2025, page H712.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers of certain abortion services from participation in the Medicare program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2025Introduced 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.
