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Introduced
01/21/2025
01/21/2025
In Committee
06/10/2025
06/10/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to repeal the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which is currently Section 248 in Title 18 of the United States Code. Specifically, the bill would completely eliminate the existing legal provisions that protect access to reproductive health clinics, removing federal protections that currently make it a crime to use force, threat of force, or physical obstruction to injure, intimidate, or interfere with people seeking or providing reproductive health services. The repeal would apply to any ongoing or future prosecutions from the date of the Act's enactment. By removing these protections, the bill would effectively allow individuals to block, obstruct, or intimidate people accessing reproductive health clinics without facing federal criminal penalties. The bill is titled the "FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025" and would remove the existing legal safeguards that prevent harassment and obstruction at healthcare facilities.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (43)
Chip Roy (R)*,
Andy Biggs (R),
Sheri Biggs (R),
Lauren Boebert (R),
Josh Brecheen (R),
Eric Burlison (R),
Ben Cline (R),
Michael Cloud (R),
Andrew Clyde (R),
Eli Crane (R),
Dan Crenshaw (R),
Warren Davidson (R),
Troy Downing (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Russ Fulcher (R),
Brandon Gill (R),
Paul Gosar (R),
Mark Green (R),
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Harriet Hageman (R),
Pat Harrigan (R),
Andy Harris (R),
Mark Harris (R),
Diana Harshbarger (R),
Clay Higgins (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Nick Langworthy (R),
Anna Luna (R),
Mary Miller (R),
Barry Moore (R),
Nathaniel Moran (R),
Andy Ogles (R),
Robert Onder (R),
Burgess Owens (R),
John Rutherford (R),
Austin Scott (R),
Adrian Smith (R),
Chris Smith (R),
Pete Stauber (R),
David Taylor (R),
Randy Weber (R),
Daniel Webster (R),
Last Action
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10. (on 06/10/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/589/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr589/BILLS-119hr589ih.pdf |
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