Prevention First Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 14, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prevention First Act of 2009 - Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for family planning services grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA).
Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and PHSA to prohibit a group health plan from excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or health care services. Applies such prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market.
Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate information on emergency contraception to the public and to health care providers.
Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009 - Requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to offer and to provide, upon request, emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault.
At-Risk Communities Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for teenage pregnancy prevention programs. Requires the Secretary to award grants for teenage pregnancy prevention research.
Truth in Contraception Act of 2009 - Requires that any information concerning the use of a contraceptive provided through specified federally funded education programs be medically accurate and include health benefits and failure rates.
Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicaid's coverage of family planning services.
Responsible Education About Life Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to states to conduct sex education programs, including programs that provide education on abstinence and contraception for the prevention of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Cosponsors 145
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2009 to May 11, 2010; 110 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Jan 13, 2009 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 13, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2009 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E86-87)
- Jan 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 13, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jan 13, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 13, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- Jan 13, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E86 | Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY | Jan 14, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: 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 bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-2 | H.R. 493, COAL ASH RECLAMATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND SAFETY ACT OF 200957 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Feb 12, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40618 | Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Background and Proposals in the 111th Congress Archived | Report | Apr 25, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 21 | Prevention First Act | Related bill | Jan 6, 2009 |
Titles 10
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prevention First Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Responsible Education About Life Act of 2009
- Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2009
- Truth in Contraception Act of 2009
- At-Risk Communities Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2009
- Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009
- Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2009
- Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2009
- Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Crime victims
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Family planning and birth control
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- HIV/AIDS
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Medicaid
- Medical research
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Prescription drugs
- Research administration and funding
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex offenses
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Teenage pregnancy
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 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 bill 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.
