SAD Act
Latest action · Jan 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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Antiabortion Disinformation Act or the SAD Act
This bill prohibits deceptive advertising for reproductive health services.
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for a person (i.e., individual, partnership, corporation, association, or organization) to deceptively advertise the reproductive health services they offer, including by misrepresenting that the person (1) offers or provides contraception or abortion services (or referrals for such contraception or abortion services), or (2) employs or offers access to licensed medical personnel.
The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.
In addition to any other penalty, violations are subject to a civil penalty that may not exceed the greater of $100,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) or 50% of the revenue earned during the preceding 12-month period by the ultimate parent entity of the person who violated the bill.
Cosponsors 86
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2025 to Mar 12, 2026, with 53 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jan 31, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 589 | SAD Act | Identical bill | Feb 13, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
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