21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015
Latest action · Oct 2, 2015 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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for family planning service projects, expansion of family planning preventive health services, and training of nurse practitioners specializing in women's health care.
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid programs to offer free preventive care, including contraceptives.
A hospital cannot receive federal funds unless it promptly provides information about emergency contraception to any woman arriving at the hospital who is a victim of sexual assault. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration must develop and disseminate information on emergency contraception. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must study sexual assault survivors' access to emergency contraception.
The PHSA is amended to establish an Office of the Ombudsperson on Women's Health in HHS to handle complaints involving HHS regarding women's health services and to study the adequacy of health plan provider networks for women's health services.
HHS must coordinate a national public education campaign regarding preventive health services for women and families.
HHS must award states grants to establish maternal mortality review committees to investigate pregnancy-related deaths.
The National Institutes of Health must organize a national workshop on severe maternal morbidity.
To eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes, HHS must conduct research, expand access to services that improve maternity care, and compare and implement interventions for reducing disparities.Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2015 to Nov 16, 2016; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Sep 30, 2015 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Sep 30, 2015 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Oct 8, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Nov 3, 2015 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Dec 2, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Dec 9, 2015 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 30, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 2, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 30, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6711)
- Sep 30, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6711 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | Sep 30, 2015 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 142, September 30, 2015, page H6749.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 674 | 21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Mar 4, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To expand programs with respect to women's health.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Abortion
- Advisory bodies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Cancer
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family planning and birth control
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Minority health
- Nursing
- Research administration and funding
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex offenses
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2015Introduced 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.
