# 119-hr-895: Ensuring Justice for Victims of Partial-Birth Abortion Act

119-hr-895, Ensuring Justice for Victims of Partial-Birth Abortion Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-895
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Justice for Victims of Partial-Birth Abortion Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would centralize enforcement of the federal partial-birth abortion ban (18 U.S.C. § 1531) and create new reporting and oversight duties for DOJ, providers, and GAO.** It would trigger a DOJ probe of a specific 2022 incident, require immediate reporting by health workers, and set up recurring public reports and a GAO review to track enforcement and recommend improvements. - Health care practitioners and employees of hospitals, physician offices, and abortion clinics must report knowledge of alleged violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1531 to state or federal law enforcement immediately. This places a direct, mandatory reporting duty on clinic and hospital staff. - The Attorney General must investigate alleged violations of § 1531, and the bill directs a specific investigation into the remains of five babies found by D.C. police on March 30, 2022, with a congressional report due within six months. - The Department of Justice must publish an annual report by October 1 on outreach to providers, the number of alleged violations over the prior ten years, and all investigative and enforcement actions. The Government Accountability Office would review enforcement actions for fiscal years 2004–2024 and report with recommendations within 18 months.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Justice Department probes and public reports on abortion ban: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would have to investigate alleged violations of the federal partial-birth abortion ban and take enforcement action. The Attorney General would also need to investigate the March 30, 2022 Washington, DC remains case and send Congress a report within 6 months after en…
- Health workers must report suspected violations: cost, low. If enacted, health care practitioners and employees of hospitals, doctors’ offices, or abortion clinics who know of a violation would have to report it right away. They would report to state or federal law enforcement, or both. This duty would start on enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-569: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1028: Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-895 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/895)

## Related
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-569: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-569)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1028: Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1028)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-895 (as of 2025-12-21).