119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 31, 2025
SAD Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jan 31, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 31, 2025)
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.
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 Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Abortion · Civil actions and liability · Congressional oversight · Family planning and birth control · Federal Trade Commission (FTC) · Marketing and advertising · Sex and reproductive health · Women's health
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POWER TO DECIDE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWER TO DECIDE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · amended · posted Oct 22, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$18,176
Spent on own lobbying
Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (S. 589/H.R. 846) Abortion Care Awareness Act (H.R. 2497) OPPOSE: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21/S. 6) OPPOSE: Repeal of the FACE Act (H.R. 589) EACH Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
POWER TO DECIDE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWER TO DECIDE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$21,703
Spent on own lobbying
Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (S. 589/H.R. 846) Abortion Care Awareness Act (H.R. 2497) OPPOSE: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21/S. 6) OPPOSE: Repeal of the FACE Act (H.R. 589) EACH Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
POWER TO DECIDE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWER TO DECIDE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$21,358
Spent on own lobbying
Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (S. 589/H.R. 846) Abortion Care Awareness Act (H.R. 2497) OPPOSE: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 21/S. 6) OPPOSE: Repeal of the FACE Act (H.R. 589) EACH Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
POWER TO DECIDE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWER TO DECIDE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$11,748
Spent on own lobbying
Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (S 589/HR 846) Abortion Care Awareness Act (HR 2497) Emergency Abortion Care Resolution (H.Res.238) Opposing Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21/S 6) Opposin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
POWER TO DECIDE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWER TO DECIDE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$20,665
Spent on own lobbying
Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (S 589/HR 846) Abortion Care Awareness Act (HR 2497) Emergency Abortion Care Resolution (H.Res.238) Opposing Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21/S 6) Opposin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
POWER TO DECIDE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWER TO DECIDE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$32,566
Spent on own lobbying
Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (S 589/HR 846) Abortion Care Awareness Act (HR 2497) Emergency Abortion Care Resolution (H.Res.238) Opposing Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21/S 6) Opposin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC · lobbying firm or registrant: PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$9,717
Spent on own lobbying
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 6/H.R. 21) Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (H.R. 846/S. 589) Right to Contraception Act (S. 422/H.R. 999) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency he…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$109,460
Spent on own lobbying
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S. 6/H.R. 21) Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (H.R. 846/S. 589) Right to Contraception Act (S. 422/H.R. 999) HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act (not yet introduced) Convenient Contraception Act (H.R. 2529…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
POWER TO DECIDE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWER TO DECIDE
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
$36,123
Spent on own lobbying
Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act (S 589/HR 846) Abortion Care Awareness Act (HR 2497) Emergency Abortion Care Resolution (H.Res.238) Opposing Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 21/S 6)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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