HR 195 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Informed Choice Act

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Cliff Stearns R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 9, 2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8020-8021)

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to free community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment, which shall be used to provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women. Requires each grant recipient to undertake certain actions, including to: (1) provide to each woman receiving services a visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination and a general anatomical and physiological description of the characteristics of the fetus; and (2) provide information on abortion and alternatives to abortion such as childbirth and adoption, and information concerning public and private agencies that will assist in those alternatives. Limits each grant to a maximum amount of 50 percent of the purchase price cost of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000, whichever is less.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Sep 8, 2004; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PABill ShusterOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-LADavid VitterOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-KSJim RyunOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-INMike PenceOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-ARMike RossOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-KYRon LewisOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-AZRick RenziJan 27, 2003
R-IASteve KingMar 18, 2003
R-OKFrank D. LucasMar 26, 2003
R-MSRoger F. WickerMay 9, 2003
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterJun 2, 2003
R-TXKevin BradyJun 9, 2003
R-SCJim DeMintJul 14, 2003
R-NYJames T. WalshSep 4, 2003
R-MIMike RogersSep 4, 2003
R-VAFrank R. WolfSep 9, 2003
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveSep 23, 2003
R-AZTrent FranksSep 23, 2003
R-MNMark R. KennedyOct 1, 2003
R-TXJoe BartonOct 7, 2003
R-MIVernon J. EhlersNov 7, 2003
R-OHMichael G. OxleyFeb 10, 2004
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJun 2, 2004
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoJul 6, 2004
R-NCCharles H. TaylorSep 8, 2004

Withdrew 1 Shelley Berkley D-NV Apr 27, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 7, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 3, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 9, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8020-8021)
  2. Feb 3, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8020Cliff Stearns R-FLSep 9, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Informed Choice Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House

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