S. 78: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-28 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2021

Plain summary

Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2021 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved. Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner. The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner to also act as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient. The bill also rescinds any investigational use exemption already granted to such a drug if the bill would have prohibited the FDA from granting the exemption. (Currently, the FDA may grant an exemption to certain market approval requirements if a drug is intended solely for use in safety and effectiveness investigations.)

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Official text

SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · 32 cosponsors

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John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Josh Hawley (R-MO), James Lankford (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Thune (R-SD), John Hoeven (R-ND), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Rand Paul (R-KY), Rick Scott (R-FL), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Todd Young (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Kennedy (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] reported raising $4.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s78.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s78 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117