United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee 16 R cosponsors

S 15 — Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023 This bill requires states, as a condition of federal payment under Medicaid for family planning services, to report certain abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Currently, reporting is voluntary.) The CDC must develop standardized questions for states with respect to specified variables (e.g., maternal demographics and methods of abortion).

Bill Text

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The bill introduces requirements for states to report abortion data as a condition for receiving certain Medicaid payments.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1396b

    subject to subsection (cc),

    Establishes a condition related to abortion data reporting for Medicaid payments.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1396b

    (cc) Annual Reports on Abortion Data.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), as a condition of receiving payment under subsection (a)(5) with respect to any amount expended during a year (beginning with the year following 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection) for family planning services and supplies described in section 1905(a)(4)(C) furnished to an individual described in section 1902(ii) or an individual whose medical assistance under this title is limited to such services and supplies furnished pursuant to a waiver granted under section 1115, each State shall, by not later than December 31 of the previous year, submit to the abortion surveillance system of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with respect to the year before the previous year, at least abortion data regarding the mandatory questions described in section 317V(a)(3)(A) of the Public Health Service Act.

    Requires states to submit abortion data annually to receive specific Medicaid payments.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1396b

    (2) Late submission of reports.--With respect to a year, in the case of a State that does not submit by December 31 of the previous year the abortion data required under paragraph (1) with respect to the year before the previous year but submits such data by December 31 of the year, such State shall continue to receive payment, including retroactive payment, under subsection (a)(5) with respect to any amount expended during the year for family planning services and supplies described in section 1905(a)(4)(C) furnished to an individual described in such paragraph.

    Allows for late submission of abortion data while still permitting states to receive Medicaid payments.

  • 42 U.S.C. 1396b

    (3) Certification of abortion data.-- (A) In general.--With respect to each submission of abortion data under this subsection, a State shall certify to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that such data is accurate. (B) False information.--In the case that the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determines that a State has knowingly provided false information with respect to a submission of abortion data under this subsection, such State may not receive payment under subsection (a)(5) with respect to any amount expended during the first full fiscal year following such determination for family planning services and supplies described in section 1905(a)(4)(C) furnished to an individual described in paragraph (1).

    Imposes a requirement for state certification of abortion data accuracy and penalties for false reporting.

  • 42 U.S.C. 243

    SEC. 317W. ABORTION DATA. (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall-- (1) maintain a surveillance system to collect aggregate data in a standardized format on abortions in the United States; ... (d) Annual Reporting.--The Secretary shall-- (1) issue an annual report on abortion, which shall include the data collected pursuant to this section; and (2) publish such report not later than December 30 of the third calendar year following the calendar year covered by the report.

    Establishes a new requirement for the CDC to maintain a surveillance system for collecting and reporting abortion data.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 15 do?
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2023 This bill requires states, as a condition of federal payment under Medicaid for family planning services, to report certain abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Currently, reporting is voluntary.) The CDC must develop standardized questions for states with respect to specified variables (e.g., maternal demographics and methods of abortion).
Who sponsors S 15?
S 15 is sponsored by Lankford, James (Republican), Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican), Blackburn, Marsha (Republican), Daines, Steve (Republican), Cruz, Ted (Republican), Cramer, Kevin (Republican), Hoeven, John (Republican), Hawley, Josh (Republican), Cotton, Tom (Republican), Scott, Rick (Republican), Braun, Mike (Republican), Hagerty, Bill (Republican), Fischer, Deb (Republican), Vance, J. D. (Republican), Thune, John (Republican), and Ernst, Joni (Republican).
What is the current status of S 15?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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