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HOUSE 2646116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Healthcare Services Act

Last Action
5/10/2019

Actions

  • 2019-05-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  • 2019-05-09Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 2019-05-09Introduced in House
  • 2019-05-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-05-09 (00)

Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Healthcare Services Act

This bill prohibits advertisements that create the false impression that (1) a person or organization provides abortion services when they do not, or (2) they do not provide such services when they do.

Abortion services include (1) surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate pregnancy, or (2) providing referrals for such procedures.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
  • Bill Foster (D-IL)
  • Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
  • Seth Moulton (D-MA)
  • Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
  • Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
  • ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
  • BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
  • Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
  • Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
  • ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI)
  • Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
  • Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
  • BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)

Subjects

  • Abortion
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Consumer affairs
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Marketing and advertising
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