HR 5795
109th Congress
House
Health
Family planning and birth control
Government Operations and Politics
Medicaid
Social Welfare
State laws
Welfare eligibility
Welfare waivers
Women
Women's health
Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2006
Introduced: July 13, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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