# 119-hres-522: Recognizing that Adriana Smith and her family's prolonged ordeal without their consent is the direct result of the Black maternal health crisis, the danger of laws that give rights to fetuses and take them away from pregnant people, and anti-abortion laws that continue to harm people who can become pregnant.

119-hres-522, Recognizing that Adriana Smith and her family's prolonged ordeal without their consent is the direct result of the Black maternal health crisis, the danger of laws that give rights to fetuses and take them away from pregnant people, and anti-abortion laws that continue to harm people who can become pregnant., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-522
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing that Adriana Smith and her family's prolonged ordeal without their consent is the direct result of the Black maternal health crisis, the danger of laws that give rights to fetuses and take them away from pregnant people, and anti-abortion laws that continue to harm people who can become pregnant.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Protecting pregnant people's autonomy** is the resolution's central aim. It would highlight Adriana Smith's case and condemn laws that grant fetuses rights while restricting pregnant people's medical decision making. - Families: Names Adriana Smith's family and cites her brain death at 9 weeks' gestation and the possibility her body could be kept on life support until about 32 weeks as an example of harm. - Pregnant people, especially Black women: Calls out that Black women experience maternal mortality at more than three times the rate of White women and that their pain and medical concerns are often undertreated. - State governments: Urges states to repeal laws that ban or criminalize abortion, undo rules that block advance directives during pregnancy, and clarify fetal-rights laws so medical care prioritizes the pregnant patient's health and well-being. - Health care and clinicians: Argues vague anti-abortion and fetal-rights laws chill medically necessary care and create legal confusion, citing mixed statements about Georgia's LIFE Act and the risk of prosecution.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hres-522 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/522)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-522 (as of 2025-12-21).