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Emergency Contraception Education Act

Introduced: April 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Emergency Contraception Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and disseminate to the public information on emergency contraception.

Requires that the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to develop and disseminate to health care providers information on emergency contraception.

Requires that the information disseminated to health care providers include at a minimum: (1) information describing the use, safety, efficacy, and availability of emergency contraception; (2) a recommendation regarding its use in appropriate cases; and (3) information explaining how to obtain copies of information from the CDC.

What's happening now April 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 896 Identical bill Emergency Contraception Education Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 20 Independent 1
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 7, 2004
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 28, 2004
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2004
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 3, 2003
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 25, 2003
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 5, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 5, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 5, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 19, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 19, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 19, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 19, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 9, 2003
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 5, 2003
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 5, 2003
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 29, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 29, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2003
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 11, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1812: Emergency Contraception Education Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1812/
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"H.R. 1812: Emergency Contraception Education Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1812/.
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H.R. 1812, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1812/.
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