US Congress Senate Bill 21 (Prior Session Legislation)

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January 6 2009 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47-53)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prevention First Act - Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for family planning services grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007 [sic]- Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and PHSA to prohibit a group health plan from excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services. Applies such prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market. Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate information on emergency contraception to the public and to health care providers. Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2009 - Requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to offer and to provide, upon request, emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. At-Risk Communities Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for teenage pregnancy prevention programs. Requires the Secretary to award grants for teenage pregnancy prevention research. Truth in Contraception Act of 2009 - Requires that any information concerning the use of a contraceptive provided through specified federally funded education programs be medically accurate and include health benefits and failure rates. Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicaid's coverage of family planning services. Responsible Education About Life Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Prevention Through Affordable Access Act - Expands Medicaid rebates to manufacturers for the sale of covered outpatient drugs at nominal prices to include sales to student health care facilities and entities offering family planning services.

Prevention First Act

Sen Reid, Harry	Sen Akaka, Daniel K.	Sen Feinstein, Dianne	Sen Leahy, Patrick J.
Sen Carper, Thomas R.	Sen Cantwell, Maria	Sen Murray, Patty	Sen Sanders, Bernard
Sen Baucus, Max	Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon	Sen Collins, Susan M.	Sen Reed, Jack
Sen Hagan, Kay	Sen Tester, Jon	Sen Inouye, Daniel K.	Sen Harkin, Tom
Sen Bingaman, Jeff	Sen Boxer, Barbara	Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham	Sen Kennedy, Edward M.
Sen Kerry, John F.	Sen Lautenberg, Frank R.	Sen Levin, Carl	Sen Menendez, Robert
Sen Schumer, Charles E.	Sen Stabenow, Debbie	Sen Mikulski, Barbara A.	Sen Wyden, Ron
Sen Dodd, Christopher J.	Sen Burris, Roland

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-06		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47-53)

HB463 (Related) 2009-01-14 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E86-87)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN00021:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s21is/pdf/BILLS-111s21is.pdf