Post-Abortion Depression Research and Care Act
Latest action · Aug 16, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to: (1) conduct or support research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, post-abortion conditions; and (2) conduct a national longitudinal study to determine the incidence and prevalence of cases of post-abortion conditions, and the symptoms, severity, and duration of such cases, toward the goal of more fully identifying the characteristics of such cases and developing diagnostic techniques.
Requires the Secretary to make grants of up to $100,000 per fiscal year, under specified conditions, to provide for projects for the establishment, operation, and coordination of effective and cost-efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with post-abortion depression or post-abortion psychosis.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 6, 2001 to Feb 26, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Sep 6, 2001 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Sep 6, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Sep 6, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Sep 6, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Ronnie Shows | Sep 6, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | Sep 24, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Sep 24, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Oct 4, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Oct 12, 2001 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Oct 16, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 16, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Steve Largent | Oct 16, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 16, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 3, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1521)
- Aug 2, 2001Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Abortion
- Access to health care
- Ambulatory care
- Antidepressants
- Case management
- Clinical trials
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Epidemiology
- Families
- Family services
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal aid to medical research
- Health
- Health education
- Home care services
- Medical fees
- Medical tests
- Mental care facilities
- Mental depression
- Mental health
- Mental health services
- Mental illness
- Pharmaceutical research
- Psychiatric research
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Women
- Women's health
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