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S. 253

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 253, the Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 24, 2025 by Sen. Mike Lee (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jan 24, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 253 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb253/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S253 IS: Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-24
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 253  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 24, 2025   Mr. Lee  (for himself,  Mr. Banks ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ,  Mr. Hagerty ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mrs. Blackburn , and  Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025  .
2.
Amounts paid for abortion not taken into account in determining deduction for medical expenses
(a)
In general
 Section 213  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(f)
Amounts paid for abortion not taken into account
(1)
In general
An amount paid during the taxable year for an abortion shall not be taken into account under subsection (a).
(2)
Exceptions
Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of an abortion with respect to—
(A)
a woman suffering from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, or
(B)
a pregnancy that is the result of an act of rape or incest.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-24
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Jan 24, 2025

sb253/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/24/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Mike Lee (R) sponsors S. 253, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 253 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Jan 24, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 253 has taken 2 actions since Jan 24, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 24, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Jan 24, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 253 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 253.

Titles

S. 253 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Abortion Is Not Health Care Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named S. 253 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign), Arts/Entertainment, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP—District of Columbia17—
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION—Virginia14—
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—District of Columbia12—
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP17—
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION14—
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA12—
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AMY ISBELL117
CHARLES WADELINGTON117
SAVANNA DERETICH114
GEORGE YORK112
JESSICA RICHARD112
MICHELE BALLANTYNE112
MITCH GLAZIER112
MORNA WILLENS112
THOMAS CLEES112
AUTUMN CHRISTENSEN111
BILLY VALENTINE111
GWEN ANDERSON111
GWEN CHARLES111
JAMIE DANGERS111
JEREMY PILZ111
MARILYN MUSGRAVE111
MARJORIE DANNENFELSER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICARECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$2.1M1st Quarter - Report
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICARECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$1.9M2nd Quarter - Report
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUPUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2026 second_quarter$800K2nd Quarter - Report
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUPUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2025 first_quarter$710K1st Quarter - Report
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUPUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2026 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUPUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2026 first_quarter$660K1st Quarter - Report
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUPUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$630K4th Quarter - Report
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUPUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2025 third_quarter$610K3rd Quarter - Report
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUPUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP2025 second_quarter$600K2nd Quarter - Report
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 second_quarter$420K2nd Quarter - Report
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTIONSTUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTIONSTUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTIONSTUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION2025 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTIONSTUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 253 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 253’s is Taxation.

s253/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com