HR 4971 112th Congress House Health Abortion Comprehensive health care Federal preemption Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Public contracts and procurement

SAFE Act

Introduced: April 27, 2012 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Apr 27, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Apr 27, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Apr 27, 2012

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Abortion Funding in Multi-state Exchange Plans Act or SAFE Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in entering into contracts with health insurance issuers, to ensure that no multi-state qualified health plan offered in a health benefit exchange provides coverage of abortion. Excepts from such limitation: (1) a pregnancy that results from rape or incest; or (2) a case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness that would place the her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.

Prohibits any state law from preempting the coverage limitations of this Act.

What's happening now April 27, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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