H. R. 9443

Saving FACE Act of 2026

Shown here: Introduced in House (2026-06-24)

To amend title 18, United States Code, to remove criminal penalties for obstructing access to abortion services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Saving FACE Act of 2026”.

2. Removing criminal penalties for obstructing access to abortion services

(a) In general

Section 248 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in the section heading, by striking “clinic” and inserting “church”;

(2) in subsection (d)(4), by striking “abortions or other”; and

(3) in subsection (e)—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;

(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following:

(1) Abortion
The term abortion means the use or prescription of any instrument, drug, 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.

(C) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking “relating to the human reproductive system” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “relating to the human reproductive system or pregnancy, excluding abortions.”.

(b) Table of sections

The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section 248 and inserting the following:

248. Freedom of access to church entrances.

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