119-hr2497

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2497 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2497

 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.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 31, 2025

Ms. Crockett (for herself, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. McClellan, Mr. 
 Davis of Illinois, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
 Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Brownley, Mr. 
 Connolly, Ms. Ross, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. 
 Thanedar, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Latimer, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Nadler, 
 and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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 A BILL

 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Abortion Care Awareness Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ACCESS TO ABORTION 
 AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES.

 Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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SEC. 399V-8. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ACCESS TO 
 ABORTION AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES.

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    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a coordinated, 
focused, national public health education, awareness, and outreach 
campaign to enhance access to abortion and related health services.
 ``

    (b) Campaign Requirements.--The campaign under subsection

    (a) shall--
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    (1) include education, awareness, and outreach 
 regarding--
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        (A) where and how to access abortion, including 
 medication abortion such as mifepristone and 
 misoprostol, and related health services, consistent 
 with applicable State and Federal laws, including 
 through--
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            (i) in-person services; and
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            (ii) telehealth;
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        (B) the legality and availability of prescribing, 
 dispensing, and receiving abortion, medication abortion 
 such as mifepristone and misoprostol, and other related 
 health services, consistent with applicable State and 
 Federal laws;
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            (C) medically accurate and complete information 
 about abortion, including medication abortion such as 
 mifepristone and misoprostol;
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            (D) the rights of patients to legally travel 
 across State lines to obtain abortion and related 
 health services and information on organizations 
 available to help support patients needing to travel 
 for care;
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        (E) how to differentiate facilities commonly 
 known as anti-abortion centers or crisis pregnancy 
 centers from facilities that actually provide abortion 
 and related health services, including how to 
 identify--
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            (i) inaccurate or misleading claims by 
 such centers about reproductive health care; 
 and
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            (ii) inaccurate, misleading, or 
 stigmatizing information disseminated by such 
 centers about abortion and contraception;
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        (F) how to identify disinformation campaigns and 
 misinformation regarding abortion and related health 
 services, including medication abortion, intended to 
 deceive or discourage individuals from accessing such 
 services; and
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        (G) how to protect sensitive personal and health 
 information from misuse and surveillance;
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    (2) make the information required by paragraph

    (1) available on the Department of Health and Human Services 
 website; and
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    (3) be designed to ensure cultural competency, efficacy, 
 and accessibility for and within underserved communities, 
 including--
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        (A) communities of color;
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        (B) immigrants;
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            (C) people with disabilities;
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            (D) people with limited English proficiency;
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        (E) people with low incomes;
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        (F) young people;
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        (G) LGBTQI+ people;
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        (H) people living in rural or other medically 
 underserved areas; and
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            (I) people living on Tribal land or receiving 
 care through the Indian Health Service.
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            (c) Campaign Limitations.--In carrying out the campaign under 
subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall not--
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    (1) promote misinformation regarding the safety of 
 abortion and related health services, including medication 
 abortion;
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    (2) promote misinformation regarding `abortion reversal';
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    (3) promote abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, also 
 referred to as sexual risk avoidance education programs, or 
 other programs that are not comprehensive or medically 
 accurate; or
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    (4) collect, retain, use, or disclose personal 
 information about visitors to any website, app, or other 
 educational or campaign resource.
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            (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the campaign under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall consult with--
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    (1) licensed health care professionals who are experts 
 in--
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        (A) sexual and reproductive health; and
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        (B) abortion and related health services, 
 including medication abortion;
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    (2) nonprofit organizations whose missions are focused on 
 expanding reproductive rights, reproductive health, and 
 reproductive justice, including funds to access abortion;
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    (3) State and local public health departments; and
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    (4) nonprofit institutions of higher education.
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    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
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    (1) The term `abortion and related health services' means 
 abortion and any services related to, and provided in 
 conjunction with, an abortion, whether or not provided at the 
 same time or on the same day as the abortion.
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    (2) The term `medically accurate and complete 
 information' means information that is--
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        (A) relevant to informed decision making based on 
 current scientific evidence;
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        (B) derived from research using accepted 
 scientific methods;
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            (C) consistent with generally recognized 
 scientific theory, as demonstrated by publication in 
 peer-reviewed journals (if available) or otherwise; and
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            (D) recognized as accurate, objective, and 
 complete by mainstream professional medical 
 organizations such as the American Medical Association, 
 the American College of Obstetricians and 
 Gynecologists, the American Public Health Association, 
 the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American 
 Psychological Association, and scientific advisory 
 groups such as the Institute of Medicine.''.
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