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Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009

Introduced: February 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009 - 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; and (4) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.

What's happening now March 2, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 15, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 26, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 26, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 26, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 26, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 26, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 26, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 26, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1236: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1236/
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"H.R. 1236: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1236/.
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H.R. 1236, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1236/.
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