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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Mary E. Miller

Republican · IL · Representative

Votes with party: 92.3% (596 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Agriculture$371k

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Cosponsors (18)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-03-18

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-03-18

Previously

Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-18

Plain-English Summary

This bill likely creates or strengthens criminal penalties for water pollution and contamination that harms public health and the environment. It would give law enforcement and prosecutors new tools to pursue companies, individuals, or organizations that illegally pollute water sources that people and wildlife depend on. The measure affects polluters, water utilities, and communities relying on clean drinking water and safe recreational waters.

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Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7983 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7983 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a chemical abortion without the physical presence of a healthcare provider. _______________________________________________________________________ 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…

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the end the following: ``1532. Chemical abortions prohibited without a health care provider physically present.''. <all>

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