# 119-hr-78: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025

119-hr-78, Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-78
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Strengthens clinical oversight and ties federal funding to stricter rules for abortion providers.** It would place new requirements on doctors who perform abortions and on clinics that get federal money. - Physicians: Doctors who perform abortions would have to hold admitting privileges at a hospital within 15 miles of their main office and the abortion site. They would also have to tell patients which hospital can provide follow-up care if complications arise, and knowingly failing to comply could bring a fine or up to 2 years in prison. - Clinics: To receive federal funds or assistance, an abortion clinic would have to be licensed by its state and meet federal ambulatory surgical center standards, with limited structural waivers allowed by a state board of health as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. - Patients: A woman who undergoes an abortion would not be prosecuted under this provision.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New doctor rules and penalties: cost, medium. This bill would require any physician who performs an abortion to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 15 miles of their main office and the procedure site. The doctor would also have to tell the patient the hospital where the doctor can provide follow-up care at the time of the abortion.…
- Stricter clinic rules for federal funds: cost, medium. This bill would make clinics that get any federal money follow State licensing and ambulatory surgery center standards. It would apply to non-hospital clinics that perform first, second, or third trimester abortions in a 12-month period. States could waive some building or structural rules if HHS s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-2528: Association Health Plans Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-hr-22: SAVE Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-78 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/78)

## Related
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-2528: Association Health Plans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2528)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-78 (as of 2025-12-21).