H.R. 682 119th Congress House

Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit abortion in cases where a fetal heartbeat is detectable.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Kelly Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement AbortionCriminal procedure and sentencingHealth personnelWomen's health

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Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 23, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025

This bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform an abortion (1) without determining whether the unborn child has a detectable heartbeat, (2) without informing the mother of the results, or (3) after determining that an unborn child has a detectable heartbeat.

A physician who performs a prohibited abortion is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical (but not psychological or emotional) disorder, illness, or condition. It also provides exceptions for certain pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements.

A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7 filings
SENATE
7 filings
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
4 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
4 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
4 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
4 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
4 filings
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 42

Biggs, Andy

Arizona · Jul 21, 2026

Massie, Thomas

Kentucky · Apr 27, 2026

Biggs, Sheri

South Carolina · Mar 10, 2025

Fitzgerald, Scott

Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2025

Rutherford, John H.

Florida · Feb 5, 2025

Harris, Mark

North Carolina · Feb 4, 2025

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Jan 28, 2025

Harris, Andy

Maryland · Jan 28, 2025

Kustoff, David

Tennessee · Jan 28, 2025

Smucker, Lloyd

Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2025

Williams, Roger

Texas · Jan 28, 2025

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Jan 23, 2025

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · Jan 23, 2025

Baird, James R.

Indiana · Jan 23, 2025

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

Bost, Mike

Illinois · Jan 23, 2025

Burchett, Tim

Tennessee · Jan 23, 2025

Crane, Elijah

Arizona · Jan 23, 2025

Crenshaw, Dan

Texas · Jan 23, 2025

Estes, Ron

Kansas · Jan 23, 2025

Ezell, Mike

Mississippi · Jan 23, 2025

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Jan 23, 2025

Fulcher, Russ

Idaho · Jan 23, 2025

Grothman, Glenn

Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2025

Guest, Michael

Mississippi · Jan 23, 2025

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · Jan 23, 2025

Hudson, Richard

North Carolina · Jan 23, 2025

Johnson, Dusty

South Dakota · Jan 23, 2025

Kelly, Trent

Mississippi · Jan 23, 2025

LaHood, Darin

Illinois · Jan 23, 2025

Mann, Tracey

Kansas · Jan 23, 2025

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Jan 23, 2025

Moolenaar, John R.

Michigan · Jan 23, 2025

Moore, Barry

Alabama · Jan 23, 2025

Scott, Austin

Georgia · Jan 23, 2025

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Jan 23, 2025

Tenney, Claudia

New York · Jan 23, 2025

Thompson, Glenn

Pennsylvania · Jan 23, 2025

Weber, Randy K. Sr.

Texas · Jan 23, 2025

Webster, Daniel

Florida · Jan 23, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 682: Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-682/

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