H.R. 7983

119 HR 7983 IH: Clean Water for All Life Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7983  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2026   Mrs. Miller of Illinois  (for herself,  Mr. Cloud ,  Mr. Harrigan ,  Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina ,  Mr. Gosar ,  Mrs. Harshbarger ,  Mr. McGuire ,  Mr. Steube ,  Mr. Burchett ,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Fleischmann ,  Mrs. Cammack ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Rose , and  Mr. Norman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a chemical abortion without the physical presence of a healthcare provider.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Clean Water for All Life Act  .
2.
Chemical abortions prohibited without a health care provider physically present
(a)
In general
 Chapter 74  of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the header by striking
Partial-Birth Abortions   and inserting
Abortion Crimes  ; and
(2)
by inserting at the end the following:
1532.
Chemical abortions prohibited without a health care provider physically present
(a)
Offense
Whoever, in or affecting interstate commerce, provides or attempts to provide abortion through a chemical abortion drug—
(1)
without physically examining the patient;
(2)
without being physically present at the location of the chemical abortion; and
(3)
without providing a catch kit and red bag medical waste, including instructions for the patient to bring such kit and bag to the healthcare provider for proper disposal;
 shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, fined not more than $50,000, or both, per occurrence.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Abortion
The term  abortion —
(A)
means the act of using, prescribing, administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to terminate the pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child; and
(B)
does not mean an act described under subparagraph (A) if the act is performed with the purpose to—
(i)
save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;
(ii)
remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or
(iii)
remove an ectopic pregnancy.
(2)
Catch kit
The term  catch kit  means a collection container designed to catch and hold medical waste or infectious waste, often used for collecting samples for testing.
(3)
Chemical abortion drug
The term  chemical abortion drug  means—
(A)
mifepristone, misoprostol, mifeprex, mifegyne, or any substantially similar generic or non-generic drug or chemical dispensed for purposes of causing an abortion; or
(B)
any drug developed, marketed, sold, or distributed for the purpose of causing an abortion.
(4)
Fertilization
The term  fertilization  means the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum.
(5)
Red bag medical waste
The term  red bag medical waste  means a biohazardous waste container made to contain medical or biohazardous waste. The container must either—
(A)
be red with lettering and symbols in a contrasting color; or
(B)
include such required warning labels in fluorescent orange or orange-red, with lettering and symbols in a contrasting color.
(6)
Unborn child
The term  unborn child  means an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for  chapter 74  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
1532. Chemical abortions prohibited without a health care provider physically present.
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