HR 2497 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025

Latest action · Mar 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 31, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2025 to May 19, 2026; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-NYGeorge LatimerOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 31, 2025
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 31, 2025
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezApr 8, 2025
D-NYGregory W. MeeksApr 8, 2025
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottApr 8, 2025
D-MDApril McClain DelaneyApr 21, 2025
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonApr 21, 2025
D-TXVeronica EscobarApr 21, 2025
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 21, 2025
D-GANikema WilliamsApr 24, 2025
D-WAPramila JayapalApr 24, 2025
D-CARobert GarciaMay 9, 2025
D-PASummer L. LeeMay 9, 2025
D-MOWesley BellMay 13, 2025
D-MNAngie CraigJun 9, 2025
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJun 10, 2025
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanJul 14, 2025
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.Jul 14, 2025
D-CAJared HuffmanJul 14, 2025
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJul 14, 2025
D-TXJulie JohnsonJul 16, 2025
D-CALateefah SimonJul 22, 2025
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJul 22, 2025
D-HIJill N. TokudaAug 15, 2025
D-NVDina TitusSep 11, 2025
D-OHJoyce BeattySep 16, 2025
D-INAndré CarsonSep 18, 2025
D-WAEmily RandallOct 17, 2025
D-CATed LieuOct 21, 2025
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonFeb 23, 2026
D-CTJahana HayesMar 19, 2026
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonApr 6, 2026
D-WIMark PocanMay 19, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 31, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 57, March 31, 2025, page H1375.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public health education, awareness, and outreach campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House

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