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Infertility Prevention Act of 1991

Introduced: October 1, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 18, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Oct 1, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 1, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Infertility Prevention Act of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with regard to any treatable sexually transmitted disease that can cause infertility in women if treatment is not received for the disease, to make grants for specified activities, including counseling, screening, treatment, referrals, outreach, public information and education, training for health care providers, and data collection.

Directs the Secretary to establish criteria for ensuring the quality of screening for such diseases. Limits grants to three years, with annual approval by the Secretary.

Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for research on improving the delivery of services under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now October 18, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1751 Identical bill Infertility Prevention Act of 1991
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 19, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 19, 1991
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 1, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3461: Infertility Prevention Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3461/
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"H.R. 3461: Infertility Prevention Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3461/.
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H.R. 3461, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3461/.
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