SAD Act

Sponsored byRep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR· Introduced 31 January 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

31 January 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 28 May 2025

Stop Antiabortion Disinformation Act or the SAD Act

This bill prohibits deceptive advertising for reproductive health services.

Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for a person (i.e., individual, partnership, corporation, association, or organization) to deceptively advertise the reproductive health services they offer, including by misrepresenting that the person (1) offers or provides contraception or abortion services (or referrals for such contraception or abortion services), or (2) employs or offers access to licensed medical personnel.

The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.

In addition to any other penalty, violations are subject to a civil penalty that may not exceed the greater of $100,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) or 50% of the revenue earned during the preceding 12-month period by the ultimate parent entity of the person who violated the bill.

Timeline

3 actions

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
31 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
31 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
31 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

86 cosponsors

Sponsor

Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR

Cosponsors

Democrat50100%

Democrat:Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]CA
Democrat:Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]OH
Democrat:Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]IL
Democrat:Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]NC
Democrat:Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]MI
Democrat:Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]TX
Democrat:Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]CA
Democrat:Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]TX
Democrat:Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]IL
Democrat:Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]PA
Democrat:Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]GA
Democrat:Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]CA
Democrat:Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]WA
Democrat:Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CO
Democrat:Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]WI
Democrat:Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]OH
Democrat:Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]FL
Democrat:Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]NY
Democrat:Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]TX
Democrat:Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-31]CA
Democrat:Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]IL
Democrat:Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]KS
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]TX
Democrat:Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]IL
Democrat:Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]OR
Democrat:Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]NJ
Democrat:Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]IL
Democrat:Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]CT
Democrat:Rep. Turner, Sylvester [D-TX-18]TX
Democrat:Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]MI
Democrat:Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Democrat:Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Democrat:Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]CO
Democrat:Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]NY
Democrat:Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]CA
Democrat:Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Democrat:Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]IL
Democrat:Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]OH
Democrat:Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]WA
Democrat:Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]RI
Democrat:Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]WA
Democrat:Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]VA
Democrat:Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Democrat:Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]GA
Democrat:Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Democrat:Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]NY
Democrat:Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]NM
Democrat:Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]CA
Democrat:Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]AZ

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Health

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AbortionCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightFamily planning and birth controlFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Marketing and advertisingSex and reproductive healthWomen's health

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