HR 2527
108th Congress
House
Health
Abortion
Communication in medicine
Contraceptives
Crime and Law Enforcement
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency medicine
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Health education
Hospitals
Rape
Victims of crimes
Women
Women's health
Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 19, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 19, 2003
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act - Requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving Federal funds, to provide emergency contraception to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related & companion bills
1
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
19
D
Smith, Adam
D
Larsen, Rick
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Schiff, Adam B.
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Doggett, Lloyd
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Case, Ed
D
DeGette, Diana
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
Larson, John B.
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Pallone, Frank
I
Sanders, Bernard
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2527: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2527/
"H.R. 2527: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2527/.
H.R. 2527, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2527/.
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