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HR 4844 115th Congress House

Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

Official title: To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.

Introduced: February 13, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionCivil actions and liabilityHealth information and medical recordsMedical ethics
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Medical tests and diagnostic methodsSex and reproductive healthWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ultrasound Informed Consent Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require abortion providers, before a woman gives informed consent to any part of an abortion: (1) perform an obstetric ultrasound on the pregnant woman; (2) provide a simultaneous explanation of what the ultrasound is depicting; (3) display the ultrasound images so the woman may view them; and (4) provide a complete medical description of the images, including the dimensions of the embryo or fetus, cardiac activity if present and visible, and the presence of external members and internal organs if present and viewable.

The bill establishes civil penalties for violations. It prohibits construing this bill to require a woman to view the images or penalizing the provider or the woman if the woman declines to look at the images.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 12
R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 25, 2018
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Feb 15, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 15, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Feb 14, 2018
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 13, 2018
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Feb 13, 2018
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Feb 8, 2018
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 7, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Jan 29, 2018
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 19, 2018
Buck, Ken
· Jan 19, 2018
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jan 19, 2018
Hice, Jody
· Jan 19, 2018
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jan 19, 2018
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 19, 2018
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 19, 2018
Pearce, Stevan
· Jan 19, 2018
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jan 19, 2018
Russell, Steve
· Jan 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4844: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4844/
MLA
"H.R. 4844: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4844/.
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H.R. 4844, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4844/.
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[H.R. 4844: Ultrasound Informed Consent Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4844/)
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