Expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met.
Latest action · Feb 12, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Declares that Congress commits to passing, within 18 months, legislation that guarantees health care for women and all individuals and that establishes coverage that enables women to attain good health that they can maintain during their reproductive years and throughout their lives.
Requires such legislation to: (1) recognize the role of women as health care consumers, caregivers, and providers; (2) guarantee a level of benefits and care necessary to achieve and maintain good health throughout a woman's lifetime and lessen the burdens caused by poor health; (3) promote primary and preventive care; (4) provide a choice of public and private insurance plans and direct access to a choice of health care providers to ensure continuity of coverage and a delivery system that meets the needs of women; (5) eliminate disparities in health coverage, treatment, and outcomes on the basis of gender, culture, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, health status, or sexual orientation; (6) share financing responsibility among employers, individuals, and the government while taking into account small business needs; (7) ensure affordable access to health care; (8) enhance health care quality and patient safety; (9) ensure a sufficient supply of qualified providers through expanded medical and public health education and adequate reimbursement; (10) ensure every woman access to a women's medical home, including direct access to women's health care providers and care coordination, throughout each woman's lifetime; (11) recognize and promote the role of women as providers of health care; and (12) promote administrative efficiency and ease of use.
Urges the President sign such legislation.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2009 to Jun 12, 2009; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 11, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 25, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 12, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 11, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-5 | HEALTH REFORM IN THE 21ST CENTURY: EXPANDING COVERAGE, IMPROVING QUALITY AND CONTROLLING COSTS163 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Mar 11, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 6 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met. | Identical bill | Feb 11, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Family planning and birth control
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical education
- Sex and reproductive health
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
