Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025
Latest action · Jan 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025
This bill restricts the use of telehealth for chemical abortions (also known as medication abortions).
Specifically, it requires a provider who dispenses or prescribes medication for a chemical abortion to physically examine the patient, be physically present at the location of the chemical abortion, and schedule a follow-up visit for the patient. The bill provides an exception for a chemical abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, injury, or condition.
The bill establishes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—for a provider who does not comply with the requirements.
A patient who undergoes a chemical abortion may not be prosecuted.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2025 to Mar 25, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-MO | Robert F. Onder, Jr. | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Original | Jan 24, 2025 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Jan 28, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Jan 28, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jan 28, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Feb 6, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Mar 25, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4232 | Mark Harris R-NC | Jun 24, 2026 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2967 | Andrew S. Clyde R-GA | Jun 25, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2914 | Mark Harris R-NC | Jun 24, 2025 |
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. 15, January 24, 2025, page H395.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit chemical abortions performed without the presence of a healthcare provider, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 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.
