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SRES 485 109th Congress Senate Health Abortion Access to health care Contraceptives Family planning and birth control Pregnancy Women Women's health

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the value of family planning for American women.

Introduced: May 22, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4896)
May 22, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for Congress to: (1) help women, regardless of income, avoid unintended pregnancy and abortion through access to affordable contraception; and (2) support programs and policies that make it easier for women to obtain contraceptives.

What's happening now May 22, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4896)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 404 Related bill Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning contraceptives for women.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 24, 2006
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 23, 2006
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 22, 2006
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 22, 2006
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 22, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 485: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the value of family planning for American women.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-485/
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"S. Res. 485: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning the value of family planning for American women.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-485/.
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S. Res. 485, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-485/.
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