Skip to main content
HR 1724 112th Congress House

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011

Official title: 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: June 24, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionCrime victimsCrimes against womenEmergency medical services and trauma care
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Family planning and birth controlHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHospital careMedicaidMedicareSex offenses
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 5, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 5, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 4, 2011
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.
May 4, 2011
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action May 6, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011 - 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.


 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 15
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 29, 2012
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 2, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 13, 2011
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 9, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 9, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Sep 7, 2011
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 29, 2011
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 15, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 15, 2011
INSLEE, JAY
· Jul 7, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 7, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Jul 7, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 24, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 14, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Jun 14, 2011
Sutton, Betty
· Jun 14, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Jun 1, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Jun 1, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jun 1, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 1, 2011
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Jun 1, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 26, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· May 13, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 13, 2011
WU, DAVID
· May 13, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1724: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1724/
MLA
"H.R. 1724: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1724/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1724, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1724/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1724: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1724/)
Report a problem