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To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a chemical abortion without the physical presence of a healthcare provider.
Summary
The Clean Water for All Life Act would make it a federal crime to provide chemical abortion drugs without meeting three requirements: physically examining the patient, being physically present at the location of the abortion, and providing a catch kit and red bag medical waste with disposal instructions. The bill defines chemical abortion drugs to include mifepristone, misoprostol, and similar drugs developed for causing abortion. Violations would result in imprisonment of up to 5 years, fines of up to $50,000, or both, for each occurrence. The bill includes exceptions for acts performed to save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child, remove a dead unborn child from spontaneous abortion, or address an ectopic pregnancy.
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Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mary E. Miller’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $22,349
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $13,200
- THOMPSON THRIFT DEVELOPMENT $11,600
- KASPAR LAW COMPANY $6,600
- INDECK ENERGY SERVICES $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mary E. Miller → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 18, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 18, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2026
Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Harrigan, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Steube, Mr. Burchett, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a chemical abortion without the physical presence of a healthcare provider.
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 “Clean Water for All Life Act”.
SEC. 2. CHEMICAL ABORTIONS PROHIBITED WITHOUT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PHYSICALLY PRESENT.
(a) In General.—Chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the header by striking “PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS” and inserting “ABORTION CRIMES”; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following: “Sec. 1532. Chemical abortions prohibited without a health care provider physically present
“(a) Offense.—Whoever, in or affecting interstate commerce, provides or attempts to provide abortion through a chemical abortion drug—
“(1) without physically examining the patient;
“(2) without being physically present at the location of the chemical abortion; and
“(3) without providing a catch kit and red bag medical waste, including instructions for the patient to bring such kit and bag to the healthcare provider for proper disposal; shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, fined not more than $50,000, or both, per occurrence.
“(b) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) Abortion.—The term ‘abortion’—
“(A) means the act of using, prescribing, administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to terminate the pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child; and
“(B) does not mean an act described under subparagraph (A) if the act is performed with the purpose to—
“(i) save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;
“(ii) remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or
“(iii) remove an ectopic pregnancy.
“(2) Catch kit.—The term ‘catch kit’ means a collection container designed to catch and hold medical waste or infectious waste, often used for collecting samples for testing.
“(3) Chemical abortion drug.—The term ‘chemical abortion drug’ means—
“(A) mifepristone, misoprostol, mifeprex, mifegyne, or any substantially similar generic or non- generic drug or chemical dispensed for purposes of causing an abortion; or
“(B) any drug developed, marketed, sold, or distributed for the purpose of causing an abortion.
“(4) Fertilization.—The term ‘fertilization’ means the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum.
“(5) Red bag medical waste.—The term ‘red bag medical waste’ means a biohazardous waste container made to contain medical or biohazardous waste. The container must either—
“(A) be red with lettering and symbols in a contrasting color; or
“(B) include such required warning labels in fluorescent orange or orange-red, with lettering and symbols in a contrasting color.
“(6) Unborn child.—The term ‘unborn child’ means an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 74 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“1532. Chemical abortions prohibited without a health care provider physically present.”. <all>
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