Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act
Latest action · Jul 26, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act
This bill establishes various grants and related programs that address sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities.
Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration must support
- training for health care providers who offer sexual and reproductive health care to individuals with disabilities, and
- educating individuals with disabilities about sexual and reproductive health care.
The bill also authorizes support for medical schools, nursing schools, and other educational institutions that offer obstetrics and gynecology training programs to expand the number of individuals with disabilities entering the reproductive health care workforce.
Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must study the effectiveness and other aspects of reproductive health care services and programs for individuals with disabilities.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2023 to Oct 17, 2023; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 26, 2023 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 17, 2023 |
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 Jul 26, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jul 26, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4764 | Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 3, 2022 |
| HR 4901 | Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act | Identical bill | Jul 28, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Higher education
- Medical education
- Nursing
- Sex and reproductive health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
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