S 2904 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act

Introduced Dec 17, 2009 Originated Senate Sponsor Al Franken D-MN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 17, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13388-13389)

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. IntroducedDec 17, 2009
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act - Requires emergency contraception in drug form to be included on the basic core formulary of the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents for the pharmacy benefits program of the Department of Defense. Allows emergency contraception in other-than-drug form to also be so included.

States that prior authorization shall not be required for such contraception.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 17, 2009 to Nov 15, 2010, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalDec 17, 2009
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-IATom HarkinOriginalDec 17, 2009
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinFeb 1, 2010
I-VTBernard SandersFeb 1, 2010
D-ILRoland BurrisFeb 1, 2010
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 17, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13388-13389)
  3. Dec 17, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13388)

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4386Compassionate Care for Servicewomen ActIdentical billJan 21, 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate

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