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HR 5231 101th Congress House Health Abortion Adoption Counseling Family planning and birth control Foster home care Grants-in-aid Health education Maternal health services Pregnant women

Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990

Introduced: July 10, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 27, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jul 10, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 10, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from making a grant for the provision of family planning methods or services unless the applicant agrees to provide complete information and counseling regarding pregnancy, and for a pregnant woman who requests information on options for an unintended pregnancy, to provide: (1) nondirective counseling on prenatal care and delivery, infant care, foster care and adoption, and termination of pregnancy; and (2) referrals for the services that are appropriate to the decision of the woman.

What's happening now July 27, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 12, 1990
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 12, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 17, 1990
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 3, 1990
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 10, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5231: Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5231/
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"H.R. 5231: Title X Pregnancy Counseling Act of 1990." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5231/.
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H.R. 5231, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5231/.
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