Informed Choice Act
Latest action · Apr 11, 2005 Read twice and 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.
- IntroducedApr 11, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Requires each grantee to: (1) provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women; (2) show the visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination to each pregnant woman with a general anatomical and physiological description of the fetus; (3) give each pregnant woman the approximate age of the embryo or fetus; (4) 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; and (5) obtain medical malpractice insurance. Limits each grant to the lesser of 50 percent of the purchase price of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2005 to Sep 6, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Sep 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 11, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 11, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 216 | Informed Choice Act | Related bill | Feb 4, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 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.
- Abortion
- Adoption
- Childbirth
- Clinics
- Community health services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Health
- Health education
- Imaging systems in medicine
- Liability insurance
- Maternal health services
- Medical malpractice
- Medical supplies
- Nonprofit organizations
- Physical examinations
- Physicians
- Pregnant women
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Taxation
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2005Introduced in Senate
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