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S 1240 110th Congress Senate

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to provide for the provision by hospitals receiving Federal funds through the Medicare program or Medicaid program of emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault.

Introduced: April 26, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionCommunication in medicineContraceptivesCrime and Law Enforcement
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Emergency ManagementEmergency medicineGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth counselingHealth educationHospital careHospitalsMedicaidMedicarePreventive medicineRapeRiskSexually transmitted diseasesSocial WelfareVictims of crimesWomenWomen's health
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Apr 26, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 26, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5218)
Apr 26, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 26, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007 - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or to a state, with respect to hospital services, under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, 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; (4) provides the woman with risk assessment, counseling, and treatment for certain sexually transmitted infections; and (5) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 464 Related bill Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 26, 2007
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 26, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1240: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1240/
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"S. 1240: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1240/.
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