# 117-hr-8210: SAD Act

117-hr-8210, SAD Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8210
- Congress: 117
- Title: SAD Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 78
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act or the SAD Act This bill prohibits advertisements that use deceptive or misleading statements related to the provision of abortion services. Abortion services include (1) surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or (2) providing referrals for such procedures. The Federal Trade Commission must promulgate rules to implement the prohibition, and the bill provides for enforcement by the commission.

## Cosponsors (78)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2022-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8210 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8210)

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