US Congress House Bill 1236 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-1)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009 - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or to a state, with respect to hospital services, under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital: (1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception; (2) offers emergency contraception to the woman; (3) provides the woman such contraception at the hospital on her request; and (4) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009

Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D-HI]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-02		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-26		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-02-26		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-02-26		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1236/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1236/BILLS-111hr1236ih.pdf