S 2916 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006

Introduced May 19, 2006 Originated Senate Sponsor Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 19, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. IntroducedMay 19, 2006
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prohibit a state from providing for medical assistance through enrollment of an individual with benchmark coverage or benchmark-equivalent coverage unless it includes certain family planning services and supplies; (2 ) include women who are not pregnant but who meet certain income eligibility standards in a mandatory categorically needy group for family planning services purposes; and (3) allow a state Medicaid plan to provide for making medical assistance available to such individuals during a presumptive eligibility period.

Cosponsors 12

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2006 to Nov 9, 2006, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBarack ObamaOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalMay 19, 2006
I-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-IATom HarkinOriginalMay 19, 2006
D-WAPatty MurrayJun 5, 2006
D-NYCharles E. SchumerJul 11, 2006
D-SDTim JohnsonNov 9, 2006

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2006Introduced in Senate
  2. May 19, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5795Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006Identical billAug 1, 2006

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2006Introduced in Senate

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