119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 23, 2025
Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jan 23, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 23, 2025)
Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025
This bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform an abortion (1) without determining whether the unborn child has a detectable heartbeat, (2) without informing the mother of the results, or (3) after determining that an unborn child has a detectable heartbeat.
A physician who performs a prohibited abortion is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.
The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical (but not psychological or emotional) disorder, illness, or condition. It also provides exceptions for certain pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements.
A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Abortion · Criminal procedure and sentencing · Health personnel · Women's health
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SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…SHIELD Act H.R.6238/S.3254 - NIH IMPROVE Act H.R.12 - Womens Health Protection Act H.R.4611 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act H.R.682 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025 H.R.589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 H.R.632 - Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 H.R.1349 - Womens Protection i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…SHIELD Act H.R.6238/S.3254 - NIH IMPROVE Act H.R.12 - Womens Health Protection Act H.R.4611 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act H.R.682 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025 H.R.589 - FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 H.R.632 - Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025 H.R.1349 - Womens Protection i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST · lobbying firm or registrant: SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Unborn Child Tax Credit; More Opportunity for Moms to Succeed Act; Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Child from Late-Term Abortions; Womens Health Protection Act; H.R. 682 Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025; H.R. 685 Support and Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act; Chemical abortion drugs; H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 9, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ng FEHB Fairness Act All provisions This bill adds a requirement for Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment benefits. H.R. 682 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025 All provisions This bill will amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat i…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing