# 119-hr-1525: Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act

119-hr-1525, Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1525
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Blocks remote dispensing of abortion drugs and restricts federal flexibility over abortion-related emergencies.** The bill would bar the Department of Health and Human Services from declaring public health emergencies tied to abortion and would restore in-person dispensing rules for abortion drugs under the REMS program. - Patients: People seeking medication abortion would generally have to get the drugs in person at clinics, medical offices, or hospitals and receive them from or under the supervision of a certified health care provider. - Health care providers: Prescribers would need to complete a REMS Prescriber Agreement and meet defined qualifications such as assessing pregnancy duration, diagnosing ectopic pregnancy, and arranging surgical or transfusion care to dispense abortion drugs. - States and federal oversight: HHS could not use enforcement discretion or reduce REMS protections until every State submits aggregate abortion data to the CDC using a standardized worksheet that includes variables like maternal age, gestational age, race, method type, prior pregnancies, residence, survival outcome, and congenital anomalies.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- In-person abortion pills and tighter prescriber rules: cost, high. This bill would bring back the rule that abortion pills can only be given in person at a clinic, doctor’s office, or hospital. HHS and FDA would not be allowed to make exceptions or allow mail or pharmacy delivery. The rule could not be eased or waived until every state sends required abortion data…
- New federal definitions for abortion care: cost, medium. The bill would define abortion, abortion drug, and unborn child for this Act. “Unborn child” would start at fertilization and last until live birth. The definition of abortion would include exceptions, such as treating an ectopic pregnancy, removing a dead unborn child, or actions after viability t…
- No federal abortion public health emergencies: cost, medium. HHS would be barred from declaring or using a federal public health emergency for abortion. Any such emergency in place on the day the bill takes effect would end. This would remove a federal tool that could temporarily loosen rules during a crisis.
- Standard abortion data all states must report: cost, low. States would have to send abortion data to the CDC using one worksheet. Required items would include age, weeks of pregnancy, race and ethnicity, method, marital status, prior births and abortions, county, if the child survived, and congenital anomalies. This is a reporting mandate on states and co…

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- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1525 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1525)

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- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1525 (as of 2026-06-12).