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HRES 40 102th Congress House

Rape and Incest Victims' Choice Resolution

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives permitting medicaid funding of abortions in the case of rape or incest.

Introduced: January 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionIncestMedicaidPublic assistance programsRape
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This resolution expired with the 102nd Congress
It was not agreed to before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 18, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 22, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 22, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rape and Incest Victims' Choice Resolution - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal Medicaid (title XIX of the Social Security Act) funding should be available for the abortion of pregnancies resulting from rape or incest if such acts, considering the physical and mental state of the women involved, are reported promptly.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 30, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 20, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 22, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 22, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 22, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 22, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 22, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 40: Rape and Incest Victims' Choice Resolution. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-40/
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"H. Res. 40: Rape and Incest Victims' Choice Resolution." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-40/.
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H. Res. 40, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-40/.
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