HRES 311
109th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Constitutional law
Contraceptives
Families
Family planning and birth control
Health
Law
Legislation
Maternal and infant welfare
Maternal health services
Pregnancy
Right of privacy
Supreme Court decisions
Women
Women's education
Women's rights
Recognizing the importance of the decision of the Supreme Court, Griswold v. Connecticut, which 40 years ago held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives, thereby recognizing the legal right of women to control their fertility through birth control and providing for vast improvements in maternal and infant health and for significant reductions in the rate of unintended pregnancy, and for other purposes.
Introduced: June 9, 2005
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jun 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 9, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Recognizes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, which held that married couples have a constitutional right to use contraceptives.
Calls for Congress to take steps to ensure that all women have universal access to affordable contraception.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
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