3.0.0 643 2020-02-10T16:51:52Z 2020-02-10T16:51:52Z House H HR 2009-01-22 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-23T17:00:04Z Referred to 2009-01-22T15:02:42Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-22T15:02:44Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-22T15:02:43Z 2009-01-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-01-22 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-01-22 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-01-22 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-22 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 N M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2009-01-22 True Health Adoption and foster care Child care and development Child health Department of Health and Human Services Disability and health-based discrimination Domestic violence and child abuse Education programs funding Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Family services Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding Higher education Income tax credits Lawyers and legal services Marriage and family status Poverty and welfare assistance School administration Sex and reproductive health Student aid and college costs Tax treatment of families Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's health Health 00 2009-01-22 Introduced in House 2009-04-24T22:04:47Z Care for Life Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Pregnancy Support Services to encourage and assist pregnant women to carry their children to live birth by providing services that will alleviate the financial, social, emotional, and other difficulties that may otherwise lead to an abortion.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop the Pregnancy Care Information Service database; (2) conduct an annual nationwide best practices conference; and (3) provide for the establishment and operation of a toll-free number to provide referrals to pregnancy support services.

Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to entities to provide such services.

Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a public outreach campaign to provide information on such services to: (1) vulnerable women; and (2) facilities receiving funds for family planning services.

Authorizes the Secretary to awards grants to institutions of higher education for the exclusive purpose of providing pregnancy support services.

Prohibits health insurance issuers offering coverage in the individual market from imposing any preexisting condition exclusion or any waiting period or otherwise discriminating in coverage or premiums related to pregnancy against a woman who has had at least 12 months of creditable coverage before seeking coverage. Makes this provision retroactive to January 1, 2009.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants or enter into contracts for the establishment and operation of pregnant and parenting student services offices or agencies.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise provisions regarding the adoption tax credit, including to: (1) increase the credit for the adoption of a special needs child; and (2) make the credit refundable.

]]> Care for Life Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Care for Life Act of 2009 Display Title Care for Life Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To encourage and assist women to carry their children to live birth by providing services, during and after pregnancy, that will alleviate the financial, social, emotional, and other difficulties that may otherwise lead to abortion. Introduced in House 2009-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr643ih/xml/BILLS-111hr643ih.xml 2009-01-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.