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Senate BillS 178State and local government operationsMedicaid

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

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WHAT THE BILL DOES

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Currently, the lack of complete and consistent abortion data across all states makes it difficult for researchers, public health experts, and policymakers to fully understand national trends, outcomes, and the factors influencing abortion. This bill addresses that by making data reporting mandatory and standardized. If it becomes law, it would provide a much more detailed national dataset, which could be used for various public health analyses and policy debates.

If the bill does not pass, abortion data collection would remain voluntary and inconsistent, continuing the existing gaps in information. The bill matters because it seeks to create a uniform national standard for data collection, which could significantly impact the availability of information on abortion in the U.S. However, it also introduces potential financial consequences for states that fail to comply, linking data submission to federal funding for family planning services.

KEY PROVISIONS

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PROVISION 01

States must submit specific abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to receive certain federal Medicaid payments for family planning services.

This provision makes abortion data reporting mandatory for states, attaching a financial incentive for compliance.

PROVISION 02

The CDC is required to create and maintain a standardized national system for collecting abortion data, including specific mandatory variables like maternal age, gestational age, race, and method.

This ensures uniformity in data collection across states, making the collected information comparable and more useful for analysis.

PROVISION 03

States must certify the accuracy of the submitted abortion data, and knowingly providing false information can result in the loss of federal family planning funds.

This provision aims to ensure the integrity and reliability of the data collected by holding states accountable for their submissions.

PROVISION 04

The CDC must issue and publish an annual report compiling the collected abortion data.

This makes the national data publicly accessible, providing transparency and a resource for public health and policy discussions.

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JAN 22

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JAN 22

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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BILL INFO

TypeSenate Bill

NumberS 178

Congress119th

StatusIn Committee

IntroducedJan 22, 2025

Last actionJan 22, 2025

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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · FINANCE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JAN 22, 2025

Senate BillS 178State and local government operationsMedicaid

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2025

INTRODUCED JAN 22, 2025· LAST ACTION JAN 22, 2025

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WHAT THE BILL DOES

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KEY PROVISIONS

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States must submit specific abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to receive certain federal Medicaid payments for family planning services.

This provision makes abortion data reporting mandatory for states, attaching a financial incentive for compliance.

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The CDC is required to create and maintain a standardized national system for collecting abortion data, including specific mandatory variables like maternal age, gestational age, race, and method.

This ensures uniformity in data collection across states, making the collected information comparable and more useful for analysis.

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States must certify the accuracy of the submitted abortion data, and knowingly providing false information can result in the loss of federal family planning funds.

This provision aims to ensure the integrity and reliability of the data collected by holding states accountable for their submissions.

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The CDC must issue and publish an annual report compiling the collected abortion data.

This makes the national data publicly accessible, providing transparency and a resource for public health and policy discussions.

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Not later than December 31 of the previous year (e.g., by Dec 31, 2027, for 2026 data).

States must submit abortion data for the year before the previous year to the CDC's abortion surveillance system.

Beginning with the year following 2 years after the date of enactment.

The first year for which states must submit data will be two years after the bill's enactment.

Not later than December 30 of the third calendar year following the calendar year covered by the report.

CDC must publish its annual report on abortion data.

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TYPE	AMOUNT	WHO
administrative	Loss of Medicaid payments for certain family planning services and supplies for the first full fiscal year following a determination of knowingly providing false information.	States that knowingly provide false information with respect to abortion data submission to the CDC.
administrative	Temporary withholding of Medicaid payments for certain family planning services until the required abortion data is submitted (payments can be retroactive if data is submitted by December 31 of the year it was due).	States that do not submit required abortion data by December 31 of the previous year.

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Title XIX of the Social Security Act: This refers to the section of federal law that established Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that helps cover healthcare costs for people with limited income and resources.
Public Health Service Act: A federal law that gives the U.S. government broad authority to protect, promote, and advance the public health and safety of the nation.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): A major federal public health agency responsible for protecting public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability.
Abortion surveillance system: A system maintained by the CDC to collect, analyze, and interpret data on abortions, used to monitor trends and inform public health actions.
Gestational age: The age of a pregnancy, measured from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, typically expressed in weeks.
Family planning services and supplies: Healthcare services and products, often covered by Medicaid, that help individuals decide if and when to have children, including contraception, pregnancy testing, and related counseling.
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