S. 178 119th Congress Senate

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Con… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Health AbortionChild healthFamily planning and birth controlGovernment information and archives

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Health information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedicaidSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWomen's health

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Jan 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 10

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Oct 21, 2020	Senate · vote #207	On the Cloture Motion S. 178	Rejected	51–44	See who voted →
Sep 30, 2020	Senate · vote #198	On the Motion to Proceed S. 178	Agreed To	48–46	See who voted →
Sep 10, 2020	Senate · vote #168	On the Cloture Motion S. 178	Rejected	52–47	See who voted →
Jul 30, 2020	Senate · vote #153	On the Motion to Proceed S. 178	Agreed To	47–42	See who voted →
Apr 22, 2015	Senate · vote #163	On Passage of the Bill S. 178	Passed	99–0	See who voted →
Mar 19, 2015	Senate · vote #76	On the Cloture Motion S. 178	Rejected	56–42	See who voted →
Mar 19, 2015	Senate · vote #75	On the Cloture Motion S. 178	Rejected	56–42	See who voted →
Mar 18, 2015	Senate · vote #74	On the Cloture Motion S. 178	Rejected	57–41	See who voted →
Mar 17, 2015	Senate · vote #73	On the Cloture Motion S. 178	Rejected	55–43	See who voted →
Mar 17, 2015	Senate · vote #72	On the Cloture Motion S. 178	Rejected	55–43	See who voted →

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What's happening now January 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

This 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).

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 2

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

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Cosponsors 11

Banks, Jim

Indiana · Jun 24, 2026

Marshall, Roger

Kansas · Jun 23, 2026

Cornyn, John

Texas · Sep 3, 2025

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Jan 22, 2025

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Jan 22, 2025

Daines, Steve

Montana · Jan 22, 2025

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · Jan 22, 2025

Hagerty, Bill

Tennessee · Jan 22, 2025

Hawley, Josh

Missouri · Jan 22, 2025

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Jan 22, 2025

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Jan 22, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 178: Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-178/

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"S. 178: Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-178/.

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