A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Griswold v. Connecticut decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and expressing the sense of the Senate that the case was an important step forward in helping ensure that all people of the United States are able to use contraceptives to plan pregnancies and have healthier babies.
Latest action · Jun 4, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3780-3781)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 4, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Griswold v. Connecticut.
Recognizes the value of the publicly funded family planning safety net in helping to realize the promise of Griswold and that: (1) birth control constitutes basic health care for women, (2) affordable contraceptives remain inaccessible to many poor and low-income women, and (3) investments in publicly funded family planning services help prevent unplanned pregnancies and abortions and help save taxpayer dollars.
Encourages robust investment in publicly funded family planning services as a means to help women plan pregnancies and have healthier babies.
Acknowledges that all women should have affordable access to the tools that help women plan and space their pregnancies.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2015 to Jun 15, 2015; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jun 4, 2015 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 15, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 4, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jun 4, 2015Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3780-3781)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 | Text printed S3780 | — | Jun 4, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the historic Griswold v. Connecticut decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and expressing the sense of the Senate that the case was an important step forward in helping ensure that all people of the United States are able to use contraceptives to plan pregnancies and have healthier babies.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
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