Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023

House Bill

H.R. 632

119th Congress

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 22, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Chip Roy

Representative

Republican

TX-21

Cosponsors

28

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Education

Summary

This bill requires states to report abortion data to the CDC as a condition of receiving federal Medicaid payments for family planning services. It converts the current voluntary state reporting system to a mandatory one to ensure complete national abortion statistics. The CDC must develop standardized data collection questions for consistent reporting across jurisdictions.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires states to report abortion data to the CDC as a condition of receiving federal Medicaid payments for family planning services. It converts the current voluntary state reporting system to a mandatory one to ensure complete national abortion statistics. The CDC must develop standardized data collection questions for consistent reporting across jurisdictions.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Protecting Life on College Campus Act of 2025This bill prohibits the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education (IHE) that hosts or is affiliated with a school-based service site that provides abortion drugs or abortions to its students or to employees of the IHE or the site. An IHE that hosts or is affiliated with a site must, in order to remain eligible for federal funds, annually certify that the site does not provide abortion drugs or abortions to students or employees.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Mandates state reporting of abortion data to CDC
Conditions Medicaid family planning payments on compliance
Converts voluntary reporting to mandatory system
Requires CDC to standardize data collection
House companion to Senate bill S. 178

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This House companion bill aims to close gaps in national abortion data caused by non-reporting states. Complete data would enable better understanding of abortion trends, methods, and demographics nationwide. The legislation uses federal healthcare funding as leverage to ensure state compliance with reporting requirements.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Education

Related Subjects

Abortion

Education programs funding

Health facilities and institutions

Higher education

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

632, 119th Congress (2025). "Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-632