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HR 4046 112th Congress House

Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act

Official title: To amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception.

Introduced: February 15, 2012 See on congress.gov
Education Child healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFamily planning and birth controlPublic contracts and procurement
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 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 15, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 15, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the provision of federal education funding to state or local educational agencies that: (1) provide, or permit the provision of, postcoital emergency contraception or prescriptions for such contraception on the premises of elementary or secondary schools; or (2) contract with a school-based health center to provide students with health services, unless the center agrees to deny students postcoital emergency contraception or prescriptions for such contraception pursuant to the contract.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4046: Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4046/
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"H.R. 4046: Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4046/.
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H.R. 4046, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4046/.
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