H.R. 685: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-23 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Official title

SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

Plain summary

Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2025 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved. Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner. The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner from also acting as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient. The bill also rescinds any investigational use exemption already granted to such a drug if the bill would have prohibited the FDA from granting the exemption. (Currently, the FDA may grant an exemption to certain market approval requirements if a drug is intended solely for use in safety and effectiveness investigations.)

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SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · 85 cosponsors

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David Rouzer (R-NC), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Mike Flood (R-NE), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vince Fong (R-CA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Richard McCormick (R-GA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Tim Moore (R-NC), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Barry Moore (R-AL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ben Cline (R-VA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Troy Downing (R-MT), August Pfluger (R-TX), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and 25 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr685.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr685 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills