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HR 195 111th Congress House

Informed Choice Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provid… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Requires each grantee to: (1) provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women; (2) show the visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination to each pregnant woman with a general anatomical and physiological description of the fetus; (3) give each pregnant woman the approximate age of the embryo or fetus; (4) provide information on abortion and alternatives to abortion, such as childbirth and adoption, and information concerning public and private agencies that will assist in those alternatives; and (5) obtain medical malpractice insurance. Limits each grant to the lesser of 50% of the purchase price of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 195: Informed Choice Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-195/
MLA
"H.R. 195: Informed Choice Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-195/.
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H.R. 195, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-195/.
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[H.R. 195: Informed Choice Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-195/)
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