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119-hr-9443119th Congress

Saving FACE Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

Introduced

Summary

Shifts the federal clinic‑access law to protect churches instead of clinics. The bill would rename 18 U.S.C. § 248 to focus on church entrances and insert a new statutory definition of "Abortion."

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  • People seeking abortions and clinics: The text would replace references to "clinic" with "church" in the statute, narrowing the locations the law names and altering which clinic‑related conduct is covered.
  • Churches and worshippers: The Table of Sections and the statute would explicitly reference "Freedom of access to church entrances," putting places of worship squarely in the statute's language.
  • Legal definition and scope: The bill adds a detailed definition of "Abortion" that describes use of instruments, drugs, or other acts to intentionally end a pregnancy and lists two narrow exceptions, which changes what conduct the statute's terms describe.

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Redefines abortion in federal law

This bill would change the federal legal definition of "abortion." It would define abortion as using any instrument, drug, substance, or device to intentionally kill an unborn child, or intentionally end a pregnancy except in two narrow cases: after viability to produce a live birth that preserves the life and health of the child born alive, and to remove a dead unborn child. The bill would also remove the words "abortions or other" from one paragraph and rename the law's heading to focus on "church" entrances. If enacted, this could change how courts, enforcers, pregnant people, and reproductive‑health providers are affected under that federal statute.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

  • Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

  • Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

  • Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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