HR 857 · 101th Congress · Health

Reproductive Health Equity Act

Introduced 1989-02-06· Sponsored by Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1989-03-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Reproductive Health Equity Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Peace Corps Act, the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, and other Federal laws covering armed forces personnel and dependents, certain veterans, Federal employees' health benefits, and Federal penal and correctional institutions to provide that services related to abortion be made available in the same manner as are other pregnancy-related services under federally-funded programs. Repeals provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act requiring submission of a resource allocation plan to the Congress by December 17, 1981.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]CA
Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2]RI
Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23]CA
Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3]CA
Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]PA
Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]NY
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]IL
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21]OH
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]CA
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10]MA
Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]TX