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S 2904 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Family planning and birth control Military facilities and property Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Prescription drugs Women's health

Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act

Introduced: December 17, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13388-13389)
Dec 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13388)
Dec 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act - Requires emergency contraception in drug form to be included on the basic core formulary of the uniform formulary of pharmaceutical agents for the pharmacy benefits program of the Department of Defense. Allows emergency contraception in other-than-drug form to also be so included.

States that prior authorization shall not be required for such contraception.

What's happening now December 17, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13388-13389)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4386 Identical bill Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 23, 2010
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 22, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 1, 2010
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 1, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 17, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 17, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2904: Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2904/
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"S. 2904: Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2904/.
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S. 2904, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2904/.
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