HR 2777
107th Congress
House
Health
Contraceptives
Family planning and birth control
Medicaid
Social Welfare
Welfare eligibility
Family Planning State Empowerment Act of 2001
Introduced: August 2, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 2, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Family Planning State Empowerment Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to give States the option to elect to: (1) make available family planning services and supplies furnished to eligible individuals of child-bearing age to any individual whose family income does not exceed the greater of 185 percent of the income official poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved or the specified eligibility income level; and (2) extend the postpartum period for provision of family planning services and supplies.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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