HR. 682In Committee
Heartbeat Protection Act of 2025
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Criminalize physicians performing abortions without a fetal heartbeat check and notice to the pregnant woman, or after detecting a heartbeat, with limited exceptions
Key points
- Establish criminal penalties for physicians
- Require fetal heartbeat determination
- Require informing woman of results
- Prohibit abortion
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-01-23 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related context
Topics and policy areas
Select a topic to continue exploring related legislation, members, and committees.
Discovery signals
About these signals
Impact and Momentum are relative discovery aids calculated by Legislation Lemur. They help you scan the congressional record; they are not predictions, endorsements, ideological ratings, or measures of policy importance.
Impact ScoreOverall observed legislative footprint and accumulated activity.
MomentumHow recently active or changing the bill appears in available data.