HR 2928 109th Congress House Health Abortion Communication in medicine Contraceptives Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management 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

Introduced: June 15, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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To President

Became law

Jul 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jun 15, 2005

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 15, 2005

Introduced in House

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Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital: (1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception; (2) offers emergency contraception to the woman; (3) provides the woman such contraception at the hospital on her request; and (4) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.

What's happening now July 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 20

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Sep 6, 2006

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Sep 22, 2005

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Jul 21, 2005

Green, Al

Texas · Jun 24, 2005

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2005

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Jun 15, 2005

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Jun 15, 2005

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jun 15, 2005

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Jun 15, 2005

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jun 15, 2005

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Jun 15, 2005

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2005

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Jun 15, 2005

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Jun 15, 2005

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Jun 15, 2005

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jun 15, 2005

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jun 15, 2005

Smith, Adam

Washington · Jun 15, 2005

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Jun 15, 2005

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Jun 15, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2928: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2928/

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"H.R. 2928: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2928/.

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H.R. 2928, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2928/.

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