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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women…

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To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 5, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 5, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 5, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H112)
Feb 5, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible nonprofit community based pregnancy help medical clinics to purchase ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women, under the direction and supervision of a licensed medical physician. Conditions eligibility on a clinic agreeing to provide each examined woman a visual image, the age, and a physical description of the fetus and information on abortion and alternatives.
What's happening now March 5, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jul 25, 2002
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 1, 2002
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 24, 2002
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 16, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2002
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 5, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3686: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3686/
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"H.R. 3686: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3686/.
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H.R. 3686, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3686/.
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[H.R. 3686: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3686/)
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