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HR 5795 109th Congress House

Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid Program, help low income women an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to contraceptive services for women and men under the Medicaid Program, help low income women and couples prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce abortion, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 13, 2006 See on congress.gov
Health Family planning and birth controlGovernment Operations and PoliticsMedicaidSocial Welfare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 13, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 13, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prohibit a state from providing for medical assistance through enrollment of an individual with benchmark coverage or benchmark-equivalent coverage unless it includes certain family planning services and supplies; (2 ) include women who are not pregnant but who meet certain income eligibility standards in a mandatory categorically needy group for family planning services purposes; and (3) allow a state Medicaid plan to provide for making medical assistance available to such individuals during a presumptive eligibility period.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2916 Identical bill Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Sep 13, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Sep 13, 2006
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 27, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 13, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 13, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 13, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 13, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5795: Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5795/
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"H.R. 5795: Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5795/.
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