H.R. 796 (119th)Bill Overview

Second Chance for Moms Act

Health|AbortionConsumer affairs
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jan 28, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This bill would require mifepristone labeling to include a conspicuous warning that its effects can be counteracted by natural progesterone and list a 24/7 hotline number. It also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish or maintain a toll-free hotline that provides support and referrals specifically to providers offering abortion pill reversal services.

Why people may split

Progressives emphasize medical misinformation and autonomy risks.

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill successfully specifies two discrete statutory changes—a required warning label for mifepristone (with exact text) and creation of a 24/7 hotline under the PHSA—thereby performing the core tasks of a substantive policy change.

This bill would require mifepristone labeling to include a conspicuous warning that its effects can be counteracted by natural progesterone and list a 24/7 hotline number.

It also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish or maintain a toll-free hotline that provides support and referrals specifically to providers offering abortion pill reversal services.

The labeling requirement becomes effective six months after enactment.

Passage30/100

Narrow scope helps, but high controversy, likely Senate obstacles, potential legal and scientific disputes reduce overall odds.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill successfully specifies two discrete statutory changes—a required warning label for mifepristone (with exact text) and creation of a 24/7 hotline under the PHSA—thereby performing the core tasks of a substantive policy change. However, its construction omits multiple practical and legal details that would normally accompany such changes.

Contention74/100

Progressives emphasize medical misinformation and autonomy risks.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Likely helpedManufacturers · Federal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitIncreases patient access to information about potential reversal options for mifepristone.
  • Potential benefitDirects referrals to providers offering reversal services, potentially strengthening those service lines.
  • Potential benefitCreates demand for progesterone treatments and associated clinical services.
Likely burdened
  • ManufacturersRequires manufacturers to alter drug labeling, imposing compliance and potential production costs.
  • Potential burdenMay convey medical claims that many scientists and professional bodies consider disputed or unsupported.
  • Federal agenciesCould conflict with existing FDA determinations and complicate federal regulatory consistency.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Progressives emphasize medical misinformation and autonomy risks.
Progressive10%

Likely to view the bill as medically misleading and politically motivated.

Concern centers on statutory labeling and a government-funded hotline promoting an unproven clinical intervention and potentially undermining reproductive autonomy.

Likely resistant
Centrist40%

Pragmatic skepticism: values informed choice but wants medical accuracy and minimal government overreach.

May support a neutral, evidence-reviewed information channel but opposes mandatory, one-sided statutory claims.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Likely to view the bill positively as expanding options to preserve pregnancies and inform patients.

Sees government role as providing information and facilitating access to reversal services.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood30/100

Narrow scope helps, but high controversy, likely Senate obstacles, potential legal and scientific disputes reduce overall odds.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Accuracy and acceptance of medical claims in label
  • Potential legal challenges to mandated wording
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Progressives emphasize medical misinformation and autonomy risks.

Narrow scope helps, but high controversy, likely Senate obstacles, potential legal and scientific disputes reduce overall odds.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill successfully specifies two discrete statutory changes—a required warning label for mifepristone (with exact text) and creation of a 24/7 hotline under the PHSA—thereb…

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