S 896 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Emergency Contraception Education Act

Introduced Apr 11, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Patty Murray D-WA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 11, 2003 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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. IntroducedApr 11, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Emergency Contraception Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and disseminate to the public information on emergency contraception.

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 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2003 to Apr 28, 2004, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalApr 11, 2003
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweApr 30, 2003
I-VTJames M. JeffordsMay 14, 2003
D-NJJon S. CorzineMay 22, 2003
D-MAEdward M. KennedyJun 17, 2003
D-RIJack ReedJul 10, 2003
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergJul 14, 2003
D-MAJohn F. KerrySep 3, 2003
D-CABarbara BoxerSep 5, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsApr 20, 2004
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonApr 27, 2004
D-NYCharles E. SchumerApr 28, 2004

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 11, 2003Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1812Emergency Contraception Education ActIdentical billApr 24, 2003

Subjects

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

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