A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the value of family planning for American women.
Latest action · May 22, 2006 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4896)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2006
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Calls for Congress to: (1) help women, regardless of income, avoid unintended pregnancy and abortion through access to affordable contraception; and (2) support programs and policies that make it easier for women to obtain contraceptives.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2006 to Sep 12, 2006; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 24, 2006 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 12, 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 May 22, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2006Introduced in Senate
- May 22, 2006Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4896)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S4896 | — | May 22, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 404 | Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning contraceptives for women. | Related bill | Jun 5, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the value of family planning for American women.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2006Introduced in Senate
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