Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011
Latest action · May 6, 2011 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.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011 - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or to a state, with respect to hospital services, under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital: (1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception, (2) offers emergency contraception to the woman, (3) provides the woman such contraception at the hospital on her request, and (4) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2011 to Mar 29, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | David Wu | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 13, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 26, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 21, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 15, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 22, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 13, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Oct 13, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Nov 2, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 15, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 29, 2012 |
Committees 2
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 May 4, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2011 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 4, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2011 | |
| Trade Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2011 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 5, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 5, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- May 4, 2011Introduced in House
- May 4, 2011Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3062.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare Program or Medicaid Program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2011Introduced in House
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