,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bgcf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bj1 #bjbc,ms4 ,bonamici 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,bowman1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,budzinski1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,ms4 ,balint1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,salinas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,auchincloss1 and ,ms4 ,jayapal7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit disinformation in the advertising of abortion services1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,antiabortion ,disinformation ,act or the ,,sad ,act 4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,abortion services are an essential component of reproductive health care4 7#b7 ,on ,june #bd1 #bjbb1 in ,dobbs v4 ,jackson ,women's ,health ,organization1 the ,supreme ,court overruled ,roe v4 ,wade1 reversing decades of precedent recognizing a constitutional right to abortion and permitting decimation of an already precarious landscape of access to abortion4 7#c7 ,the effects were immediate and disastrous4 ,as of ,january #bjbc1 abortion is unavailable in #ad ,states1 leaving #ag4h million women of reproductive age 7ages #ae to #di7 and transgender and gender nonconforming individuals without access to abortion in the home ,state of such individuals4 7#d7 ,travel time to an abortion clinic1 already burdensome under ,roe1 has more than tripled since the ,dobbs decision1 as scores of clinics in already underserved areas have been forced to close and more patients have been forced to travel to other ,states4 ,as distance to an abortion facility increases1 so do the accompanying burdens of time off from work or school1 lost wages1 transportation costs1 lodging1 child care costs1 and other ancillary costs4 7#e7 ,the freedom to decide whether and when to have a child is key to the ability of an individual to participate fully in our democracy4 7#f7 ,crisis pregnancy centers 7,c,p,cs7 are antiabortion organizations that present themselves as comprehensive reproductive health care providers with the intent of discouraging pregnant people from having abortions4 7#g7 ,according to the ,journal of ,medical ,internet ,research 7,,jmir7 ,public ,health and ,surveillance1 there are more than #b1ejj ,c,p,cs in the ,united ,states1 though some antiabortion groups claim that the number is closer to #d1jjj4 7#h7 ,according to #bjbj data from ,,jmir ,public ,health and ,surveillance1 on average1 ,c,p,cs outnumber abortion clinics nationwide by an average of #c to #a4 ,in some ,states1 this statistic is higher4 ,for example1 ,the ,alliance3 ,state ,advocates for ,women's ,rights ,gender ,equality 7,the ,alliance7 found that in ,pennsylvania1 ,c,p,cs outnumber abortion clinics by #i to #a4 ,the ,alliance also found that in ,minnesota1 ,c,p,cs outnumber abortion clinics by #aa to #a4 7#i7 ,c,p,cs routinely engage in a variety of deceptive tactics1 including making false claims about reproductive health care and providers1 disseminating inaccurate1 misleading1 and stigmatizing information about the risks of abortion and contraception1 and using illegitimate or false citations to imply that deceptive claims are supported by legitimate medical sources4 7#aj7 ,c,p,cs typically advertise themselves as providers of comprehensive health care4 ,however1 most ,c,p,cs in the ,united ,states do not employ licensed medical personnel or provide referrals for birth control or abortion care4 7#aa7 ,by using these deceptive tactics1 ,c,p,cs prevent people from accessing reproductive health care and intentionally delay access to time-sensitive abortion services4 ,the harm of these delays is far greater in the wake of the ,dobbs decision4 7#ab7 ,c,p,cs target underresourced neighborhoods and communities of color1 including ,black1 ,latino1 ,indigenous1 ,asian-,american1 ,pacific ,islander1 and immigrant communities1 by locating their facilities near social services centers and comprehensive reproductive health care providers4 ,c,p,cs place advertisements in these neighborhoods that mislead and draw people away from nearby providers that offer evidence-based sexual and reproductive health care1 including abortion care4 ,this exacerbates existing health barriers and delays access to time-sensitive care4 7#ac7 ,people are entitled to honest1 accurate1 and timely information when seeking reproductive health care4 #c4 ,prohibition on disinformation of abortion services 7a7 ,conduct prohibited 7#a7 ,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in deceptive advertising about the reproductive health services offered by the person1 including advertising that deceptively states that the person-- 7,a7 offers or provides contraception or abortion services 7or referrals for such contraception or abortion services72 or 7,b7 employs or offers access to licensed medical personnel4 7#b7 ,rulemaking ,the ,commission may promulgate regulations under section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to implement this section4 7#c7 ,enforcement by the ,commission ,a violation of this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices4 ,except as otherwise provided in paragraphs 7#d7 to 7#f71 the ,commission shall enforce this section and the regulations promulgated under this section in the same manner1 by the same means1 and with the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act were incorporated into and made a part of this section4 ,any person who violates this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474 7#d7 ,nonprofit organizations ,notwithstanding section #d1 #e7;a77#b71 or #f of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dd1 #de7;a77#b71 #df7 or any jurisdictional limitation of the ,commission1 the ,commission shall also enforce this section or a regulation promulgated under this section1 in the same manner provided in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c71 with respect to organizations not organized to carry on business for their own profit or that of their members4 7#e7 ,civil penalty ,in addition to any other penalty as may be prescribed by law1 any person who violates this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty that shall not exceed the greater of-- 7,a7 #ajj1jjj2 or 7,b7 #ej percent of the revenues earned by the ultimate parent entity of a person during the preceding #ab-month period4 7#f7 ,independent litigation authority 7,a7 ,civil action by ,commission ,if the ,commission has reason to believe that a person has violated this section or a regulation promulgated under this section1 the ,commission may bring a civil action in any appropriate ,united ,states district court for any of the following remedies3 7i7 ,to enjoin any further such violation by such person4 7ii7 ,to enforce compliance with this section or a regulation promulgated under this section4 7iii7 ,to obtain a permanent1 temporary1 or preliminary injunction4 7iv7 ,to obtain civil penalties4 7v7 ,to obtain damages1 restitution1 or other compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers4 7vi7 ,to obtain any other appropriate equitable relief4 7,b7 ,exclusive authority of ,commission ,except as otherwise provided in section #af7;a77#c7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ef7;a77#c771 the ,commission shall have exclusive authority to commence or defend1 and supervise the litigation of1 any civil action under this section and any appeal of such action1 in its own name by any of its attorneys1 designated by it for such purpose1 unless the ,commission authorizes the ,attorney ,general to do so4 ,the ,commission shall inform the ,attorney ,general of the exercise of such authority1 and such exercise shall not preclude the ,attorney ,general from intervening on behalf of the ,united ,states in such action and any appeal of such action as may be otherwise provided by law4 7b7 ,reports ,beginning #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #b years thereafter1 the ,commission shall submit to ,congress a report that includes1 with respect to the previous year1 a description of any enforcement action by the ,commission under this ,act1 any regulation promulgated under this ,act1 and the outcomes of such actions4 7c7 ,savings clause ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to limit the authority of the ,commission under any other provision of law4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,abortion services ,the term abortion services means an abortion or any medical or non-medical services related to or provided in conjunction with an abortion1 whether or not provided at the same time or on the same day as the abortion4 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7#c7 ,person ,the term person has the meaning given that term in section #eea7b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4