Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 178

119th Congress

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 22, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Joni Ernst

Senator

Republican

IA

Cosponsors

9

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Health

Summary

This bill requires states to report abortion data to the CDC as a condition of receiving federal Medicaid payments for family planning services. Currently, state reporting is voluntary, resulting in incomplete national data. The CDC must develop standardized questions covering maternal demographics, abortion methods, and other specified variables to ensure consistent data collection across all states.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. Currently, state reporting is voluntary, resulting in incomplete national data. The CDC must develop standardized questions covering maternal demographics, abortion methods, and other specified variables to ensure consistent data collection across all states.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025This bill requires states, as a condition of federal payment under Medicaid for family planning services, to report certain abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Currently, reporting is voluntary.) The CDC must develop standardized questions for states with respect to specified variables (e.g., maternal demographics and methods of abortion).

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Mandates state abortion data reporting to CDC
Ties reporting to Medicaid family planning payments
CDC must develop standardized reporting questions
Covers maternal demographics and abortion methods
Changes current voluntary system to mandatory

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This legislation would create comprehensive national abortion data by requiring state reporting. Currently, several states do not report to the CDC, limiting understanding of abortion trends and outcomes. Supporters argue accurate data informs public health policy. Critics contend mandatory reporting may burden states and raises privacy concerns about sensitive medical information.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Abortion

Child health

Family planning and birth control

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Medicaid

Sex and reproductive health

State and local government operations

Women's health

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

178, 119th Congress (2025). "Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-178