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HR799119th CongressWALLET

Parental Notification and Intervention Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

Introduced

Summary

Would require parental notification and a 96-hour waiting period before an unemancipated minor under 18 could obtain an abortion. It would create federal penalties for willful violations and let parents seek federal injunctions to stop the procedure.

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  • Families and minors: Parents would have to receive written notice delivered in person or by certified mail and wait 96 hours before the abortion. A court may waive notice only for a documented medical emergency or when there is clear and convincing evidence of physical abuse.
  • Health care providers: Providers would need to document compliance with the notice and waiting rules and follow specified delivery procedures. Willful violations could lead to up to $100,000 in fines or up to 1 year in prison for each violation.
  • Courts and states: A notified parent could sue in federal court to obtain a temporary injunction that halts the abortion until final judgment. The bill preserves state laws that provide greater parental notification or intervention rights than the bill does.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Penalties for abortion providers

If enacted, the bill would make willful violations of the notice and waiting rules a crime. A covered person could face a fine up to $100,000 for each violation, or up to one year in prison, or both, per violation. These penalties would apply per occurrence and take effect upon enactment.

Parental notice and waiting rules for minors

If enacted, the bill would bar most abortions for unemancipated minors under 18 unless the provider gives written notice to a parent or guardian. The parent must then wait 96 hours after receiving that notice before the abortion can occur. Notice must be given in person or sent by certified mail to the parent's dwelling with return receipt and restricted delivery. A State court may waive notice only with clear and convincing evidence of physical abuse. A different doctor can certify a life-threatening emergency and allow immediate care if notice is not possible. States could keep or enact stricter parental-notice or intervention rules. These rules would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

IL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]

    MN • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

    AL • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2]

    WV • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]

    MD • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 2/4/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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