HR 463 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Prevention First Act of 2009

Introduced Jan 13, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY

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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.

  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-IABruce L. BraleyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-ORDavid WuOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-AZGabrielle GiffordsOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-AZHarry E. MitchellOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NJJohn H. AdlerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYJohn J. HallOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJan 13, 2009
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CALois CappsOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-OHMary Jo KilroyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NHPaul W. HodesOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-ILPhil HareOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-VARick BoucherOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-WIRon KindOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MORuss CarnahanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CASam FarrOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 13, 2009
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 13, 2009
D-INAndré CarsonJan 27, 2009
D-NCBrad MillerJan 27, 2009
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJan 27, 2009
D-NYEric J. J. MassaJan 27, 2009
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jan 27, 2009
D-TNJim CooperJan 27, 2009
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJan 27, 2009
D-FLRon KleinJan 27, 2009
D-WABrian BairdFeb 3, 2009
D-IALeonard L. BoswellFeb 3, 2009
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Feb 23, 2009
D-NYMichael E. McMahonFeb 23, 2009
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioFeb 23, 2009
D-CTJoe CourtneyFeb 25, 2009
D-CALinda T. SánchezFeb 25, 2009
D-VAJames P. MoranMar 6, 2009
D-NYPaul TonkoMar 6, 2009
D-AZEd PastorMar 17, 2009
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Mar 17, 2009
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMar 17, 2009
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiMar 23, 2009
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 23, 2009
D-NVDina TitusMar 23, 2009
D-MIJohn D. DingellMar 23, 2009
D-CTJames A. HimesApr 1, 2009
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsApr 23, 2009
R-DEMichael N. CastleApr 23, 2009
D-FLKendrick B. MeekMay 5, 2009
D-WAAdam SmithMay 20, 2009
D-GAJohn LewisMay 20, 2009
D-FLKathy CastorMay 21, 2009
D-CAJudy ChuOct 15, 2009
D-NMMartin HeinrichDec 15, 2009
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezFeb 4, 2010
D-ILMike QuigleyMay 11, 2010

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 13, 2009
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jan 14, 2009
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 13, 2009
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jan 13, 2009

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 14, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E86-87)
  2. Jan 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 13, 2009Introduced in House
  4. Jan 13, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
  5. 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.
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E86Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NYJan 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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 111-2H.R. 493, COAL ASH RECLAMATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND SAFETY ACT OF 200957 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeFeb 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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R40618Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Background and Proposals in the 111th Congress ArchivedReportApr 25, 2011

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 21Prevention First ActRelated billJan 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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 13, 2009Introduced in House

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