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FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025

To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 21, 2025

Latest action (Jun 10, 2025) Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Issues
Abortion
Legislative subjects (10)
Assault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingFamily planning and birth controlHealth facilities and institutionsReligionSex and reproductive healthWomen's health

Summary

This bill repeals Section 248 of Title 18 of the United States Code, which is known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. The FACE Act currently prohibits certain conduct such as force, threats, and obstruction intended to prevent or disrupt access to abortion clinics and other reproductive health facilities. The repeal would apply to any prosecutions that are pending or commence on or after the date of enactment. The bill makes a corresponding clerical amendment to remove the section reference from the chapter table of contents.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
42 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Chip Roy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $112,464
  • SBG $13,200
  • HUFFINES COMMUNITIES $10,250
  • Q2 BANKING $9,900
  • WOODFOREST FINANCIAL GROUP $8,700

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Chip Roy → · Outside spending →

Actions (4)
  1. Jun 10, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10. · house
  2. Jun 10, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Jan 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  4. Jan 21, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 7 subjects)
  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 6 subjects)
  • HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (shares 6 subjects)
  • S 4638 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (shares 6 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)
  • HR 5450 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 5 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 4197 — LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
  • S 223 — Restoring the First Amendment and Right to Peaceful Civil Disobedience Act of 2025 · Introduced Jan 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 9443 — Saving FACE Act of 2026 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 4695 — Facial Recognition Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HR 4257 — End Domestic Terrorism Act · Introduced Jun 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HR 4187 — Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 21, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 21, 2025

Mr. Roy (for himself, Ms. Hageman, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Crane, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Owens, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Downing, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINIC ENTRANCES.

(a) In General.—Section 248 of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.

(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 248.

(c) Applicability.—The repeal made in subsection (a) shall apply to any prosecution of an offense that is pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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