SJRES 41
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Abortion
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Ensuring Access to Equitable, Affordable, Client-Centered, Quality Family Planning Services".
Introduced: March 16, 2022
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Apr 27, 2022
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 140.
Apr 27, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 355.
Apr 27, 2022
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Mar 16, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on October 7, 2021, that reverts requirements for federally funded providers of family planning services to those in effect before May 3, 2019, and makes other changes to family planning programs. Specific changes in the rule include (1) removing restrictions on pregnancy options counseling and referrals for abortion services, (2) eliminating requirements for physical and financial separation between abortion-related activities and specified family planning activities, and (3) providing a particular focus on health equity.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 140.
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