HR 5485 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Second Chance at Life Act of 2025

Introduced Sep 18, 2025 Originated House Sponsor August Pfluger R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 18, 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. IntroducedSep 18, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2025 to Jul 13, 2026; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-MNBrad FinstadOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-TXCraig A. GoldmanOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-VAJohn J. McGuire IIIOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-FLKat CammackOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-ILMike BostOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalSep 18, 2025
R-KSRon EstesOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-SCSheri BiggsOriginalSep 18, 2025
R-TNDavid KustoffSep 23, 2025
R-TXRoger WilliamsSep 26, 2025
R-TXKeith SelfOct 3, 2025
R-INMark B. MessmerOct 17, 2025
R-SCRussell FryOct 17, 2025
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOct 31, 2025
R-GABarry LoudermilkNov 12, 2025
R-LAJulia LetlowJul 13, 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 Sep 18, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 18, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Sep 18, 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: Article 1. Sec 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 153, September 18, 2025, page H4457.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Second Chance at Life Act of 2025

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 18, 2025Introduced in House

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