House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act
Official title: To prohibit the use or declaration of a public health emergency with respect to abortion, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Hern R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 24, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1525.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERN of Oklahoma, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 36, February 24, 2025, Page H769):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1525, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1525
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1553ac4754eed99b08a232df85dd608599efea912b19e79ff1a81f7578d88109
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors — 25 Republicans
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), James Baird (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Ben Cline (R-VA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Troy Downing (R-MT), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mark Green (R-TN), Michael Guest (R-MS), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Mary Miller (R-IL), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), John Rose (R-TN), John Rutherford (R-FL), Keith Self (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern.
- H.R. 1069 (119th) PROTECT Our Kids Act
- H.Res. 42 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 43 (119th) Providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States.
- H.Res. 600 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 5267 (119th) American Franchise Act
- H.R. 9468 (119th) STAR Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.