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HR 4438 117th Congress House Health

CIRCUS Act

Introduced: July 16, 2021 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2021
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Conservatorships Immoral Relationship with Contraception in the United States Act or the CIRCUS Act

This bill excludes from participation in federal health care programs providers who (1) require the approval of the conservator before removing a contraceptive device from an individual under a conservatorship, or (2) prescribe birth control medications to an individual under a conservatorship without that individual's written consent.

What's happening now July 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Jul 22, 2021
Gaetz, Matt
· Jul 16, 2021
McKinley, David
· Jul 16, 2021
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jul 16, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4438: CIRCUS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4438/
MLA
"H.R. 4438: CIRCUS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4438/.
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H.R. 4438, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4438/.
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[H.R. 4438: CIRCUS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4438/)
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