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HR 4736 109th Congress House International Affairs AIDS (Disease) Abortion Contraceptives Developing countries Economic assistance Health Human immunodeficiency viruses Nongovernmental organizations Preventive medicine Sexually transmitted diseases

Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006

Introduced: February 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 8, 2006
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Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to furnish assistance to provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS.

States that a nongovernmental organization shall not be subject to eligibility requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. government funds that are more restrictive than those that apply to a foreign government.

What's happening now February 8, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Independent 1
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Jun 13, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 2, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 2, 2006
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 2, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 4, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 4, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2006
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 14, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 14, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 7, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 15, 2006
BIGGERT, JUDY
· Feb 8, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Feb 8, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Feb 8, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4736: Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4736/
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"H.R. 4736: Ensuring Access to Contraceptives Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4736/.
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H.R. 4736, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4736/.
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