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S 3945 109th Congress Senate

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act

Official title: A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals of emergency contraceptives to women, and post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted disease to indivi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals of emergency contraceptives to women, and post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted disease to individuals, who are survivors of sexual assault.

Introduced: September 26, 2006 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 26, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 26, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10192)
Sep 26, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 26, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 to pay.

Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital unless the hospital provides to survivors of sexual assault, regardless of ability to pay: (1) an assessment of the individual's risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections; (2) advice concerning significantly prevalent infections for which effective post-exposure prophylaxis exists and for which the deferral of treatment either would significantly reduce treatment efficacy or would pose substantial risk to the individual's health; and (3) such prophylactic treatment for infections, upon request.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3945: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3945/
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"S. 3945: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3945/.
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S. 3945, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-3945/.
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