H.R. 2779

119 HR 2779 IH: Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2779  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 9, 2025   Mrs. Houchin  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2025  .
2.
Required reporting of medicaid payments to abortion providers
(a)
In general
Not later than 60 days after the end of the first fiscal year ending after the date of enactment of this Act and each fiscal year thereafter, each State that makes a Medicaid payment from Federal funds during the fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider shall—
(1)
submit to the Secretary a report on all such payments; and
(2)
publish the report on a public internet website of the State.
(b)
Report described
The report under subsection (a) shall, with respect to a State that makes a Medicaid payment from Federal funds during the fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider, include the following:
(1)
With respect to each such payment, each of the following:
(A)
A specification of the amount of the payment.
(B)
A specification of the purposes for which the payment was made.
(C)
A comparison of the amount of the payment with the amount of any such payment to the provider involved in any prior fiscal year.
(2)
A specification of the number of abortions performed during the fiscal year by the provider involved and the gestational age with respect to each such abortion.
(3)
A specification of the method of abortion used.
(c)
Report to congress
Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and publish on a public internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a report that—
(1)
contains the reports submitted pursuant to subsection (a) for the fiscal year; and
(2)
includes a summary of the reports.
(d)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Abortion
The term  abortion  means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device—
(A)
to intentionally kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or
(B)
to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with an intention other than—
(i)
after viability, to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child born alive; or
(ii)
to remove a dead unborn child.
(2)
Abortion provider
The term  abortion provider  means an entity that—
(A)
performs (or refers an individual for) an abortion; or
(B)
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, an entity described in subparagraph (A).
(3)
Medicaid payment from Federal funds
The term  Medicaid payment from Federal funds  means a payment for which there is Federal financial participation under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
(4)
Secretary
The term  Secretary  means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(5)
State
The term  State  has the meaning given the term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act.
(e)
Conforming amendments to Social Security Act
Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  and  at the end of paragraph (86);
(2)
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (87) and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (87) the following:
(88)
provide for the submission of reports in accordance with section 2 of the  Abortion Funding Awareness Act of 2025 .
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