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Reproductive Health Equity Act

Introduced: February 6, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Feb 22, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM.
Feb 14, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.
Feb 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Feb 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Feb 8, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on District of Columbia.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 6, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reproductive Health Equity Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Peace Corps Act, the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, and other Federal laws covering armed forces personnel and dependents, certain veterans, Federal employees' health benefits, and Federal penal and correctional institutions to provide that services related to abortion be made available in the same manner as are other pregnancy-related services under federally-funded programs.

Repeals provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act requiring submission of a resource allocation plan to the Congress by December 17, 1981.

What's happening now March 27, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 11
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 13, 1990
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 25, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 22, 1989
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 22, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 857: Reproductive Health Equity Act. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-857/
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"H.R. 857: Reproductive Health Equity Act." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-857/.
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H.R. 857, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-857/.
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