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H.R. 795

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 795, the Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Mary Miller (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 795 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb795/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 795 IH: Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 795  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 28, 2025   Mrs. Miller of Illinois  (for herself,  Mr. Babin ,  Mr. Moore of West Virginia ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Webster of Florida ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Harris of Maryland , and  Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from treating pregnancy as an illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition against treating pregnancy as illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs
(a)
Prohibition
The Department of Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration, shall not treat pregnancy as an illness for purposes of—
(1)
approving any abortion drug under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ); or
(2)
imposing or maintaining any risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for an abortion drug under section 505–1 of such Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355–1 ).
(b)
Nullification of approvals in effect
(1)
In general
Any prohibited approval of an abortion drug is hereby nullified.
(2)
Prohibited approval defined
In this subsection, the term  prohibited approval of an abortion drug —
(A)
means any approval of an abortion drug under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ) that relied in whole or in part on the treatment of pregnancy as illness; and
(B)
includes the approval of mifepristone in effect under such section 505 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb795/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Mary Miller (R) sponsors H.R. 795, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 795 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 795 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 795 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 795 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from treating pregnancy as an illness for purposes of approving abortion drugs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 795 in 8 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 Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Government Issues, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Immigration, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION—Virginia14—
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST—Virginia13—
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTION14—
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST13—
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SAVANNA DERETICH114
AUTUMN CHRISTENSEN113
BILLY VALENTINE113
GWEN CHARLES113
JAMIE DANGERS113
JEREMY PILZ113
MARILYN MUSGRAVE113
MARJORIE DANNENFELSER113
KATIE GLENN DANIEL112
ELIZABETH CULLEN111
GWEN ANDERSON111
LAUREN KATZ111
SAMANTHA GURSKY111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 second_quarter$420K2nd Quarter - Report
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2025 fourth_quarter$420K4th Quarter - Report
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 first_quarter$380K1st Quarter - Report
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$60K1st 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 H.R. 795 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 795’s is Health.

hr795/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture 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 PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 795 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Abortion to Women's health.

hr795/subjects.txt
AbortionDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationPrescription drugsSex and reproductive healthWomen's health

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