Emergency Contraception Education Act
Latest action · Apr 24, 2003 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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires that the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to develop and disseminate to health care providers information on emergency contraception.
Requires that the information disseminated to health care providers include at a minimum: (1) information describing the use, safety, efficacy, and availability of emergency contraception; (2) a recommendation regarding its use in appropriate cases; and (3) information explaining how to obtain copies of information from the CDC.
Cosponsors 97
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2003 to Oct 7, 2004; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Apr 11, 2003 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 29, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | May 5, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 5, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 9, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 9, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 9, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 19, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 19, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Chris Bell | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Calvin M. Dooley | Nov 20, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Nov 20, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Oct 7, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 11, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 11, 2003Introduced in House
- Apr 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 896 | Emergency Contraception Education Act | Identical bill | Apr 11, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Emergency Contraception Education Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2003Introduced in House
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