Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act
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.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Dec 17, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Feb 1, 2010 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Feb 1, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Feb 1, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Feb 1, 2010 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Feb 9, 2010 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Nov 15, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Dec 17, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13388)
- Dec 17, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13388-13389)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13388Text printed S13388Lists S13389Minnesota and national organizations supporting S. 2904, Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act | Al Franken D-MN (text) | Dec 17, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4386 | Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act | Identical bill | Jan 21, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2009Introduced in Senate
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