# 119-hr-682: Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-682, Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-682
- Congress: 119
- Title: Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a federal ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detectable.** This bill would make knowingly performing such an abortion a federal crime and builds in required heartbeat checks, patient notification, narrow exceptions, and record rules. - Physicians would face a fine or up to 5 years in prison for performing abortions without a heartbeat check, without informing the patient of results, or after detecting a heartbeat. They could request a State Medical Board hearing on whether the abortion was necessary to save the mother, and those findings may be used at trial. Courts may delay trial by up to 30 days to allow that hearing. - Pregnant people would only be eligible for exceptions in limited cases: to save the woman’s life, for adult rape if she received counseling or medical treatment at least 48 hours before the abortion, and for rape or incest against a minor if the assault was reported to a government or law enforcement agency prior to the abortion. The law requires specific documentation in the patient’s medical file to support these exceptions. - Hospitals and record rules change how exceptions work. Counseling or medical treatment that satisfies the adult-rape exception generally cannot be provided by an abortion facility unless it is a hospital. Documentation retained under this law must follow the federal health data retention standard at 45 CFR 164.530(j)(2).

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal abortion ban after heartbeat found: cost, high. If enacted, doctors would have to check for a fetal heartbeat and tell the patient the result before any abortion. They could not perform the abortion after a heartbeat is found. Breaking this could mean fines or up to 5 years in prison. Exceptions would cover abortions needed to save the mother’s…
- New records and proof for abortion care: cost, low. If enacted, doctors would have to keep proof of the heartbeat check, the result, and that the patient was told. To use the adult‑rape exception, the doctor would need paperwork showing the woman got counseling or medical care at least 48 hours before the abortion. For minors, the doctor would need…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-682 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/682)

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- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-722: Life at Conception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-722)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-682 (as of 2026-09-21).