HR 5731 112th Congress House Health Abortion Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies

Telemedicine Safety Act

Introduced: May 10, 2012 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 4, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

May 30, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture.

May 18, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

May 11, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

May 10, 2012

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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 10, 2012

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Telemedicine Safety Act - Prohibits: (1) knowingly providing a telemedicine abortion across state lines; (2) the use of any funds made available under a telemedicine law for telemedicine abortions or for assistance to facilities that offer telemedicine abortions; or (3) the use of any equipment, infrastructure, or other items purchased using funds made available under a telemedicine law for telemedicine abortions.

Defines a "telemedicine abortion" as the use by a health professional of telemedicine services to provide any instrument, medicine, drug, or method to terminate the life of an unborn child or to terminate a pregnancy, without conducting an in-person medical examination of the woman during her pregnancy, with an intention other than: (1) to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child after live birth; or (2) to remove an ectopic pregnancy or to remove an unborn child who died as the result of a spontaneous abortion, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant female or such child.

What's happening now June 4, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 8

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 40

Roby, Martha

· Jun 7, 2012

Calvert, Ken

California · May 18, 2012