H.R. 8210: SAD Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-23 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

SAD Act

Plain summary

Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act or the SAD Act This bill prohibits advertisements that use deceptive or misleading statements related to the provision of abortion services. Abortion services include (1) surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy, or (2) providing referrals for such procedures. The Federal Trade Commission must promulgate rules to implement the prohibition, and the bill provides for enforcement by the commission.

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Official text

SAD Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 78 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Darren Soto (D-FL) and 18 more.

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr8210.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr8210 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117