3.0.0 1032 2023-01-11T13:19:02Z 2023-01-11T13:19:02Z Senate S S 2009-05-13 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-13T21:29:01Z Pregnant Women Support Act 111 2035 HR 2010-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Related bill CRS Pregnant Women Support Act 111 270 S 2009-01-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S621-626) Related bill CRS 2009-05-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-05-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2009-05-13 True Health Abortion Child care and development Child health Civil actions and liability Crime victims Crimes against women Domestic violence and child abuse Education programs funding Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Higher education Home and outpatient care Law enforcement administration and funding Medicaid Medical tests and diagnostic methods Nursing Poverty and welfare assistance Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Teenage pregnancy Violent crime Women's health Health 00 2009-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-23T21:55:22Z Pregnant Women Support Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to increase public awareness of resources available to pregnant women to carry their pregnancy to term and new parents.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary to make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment for examinations of pregnant women.

Prohibits a health insurance issuer offering individual coverage from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion or a waiting period or otherwise discriminating against a woman on the basis that she is pregnant.

Provides for continuation coverage for newborns.

Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow states to extend health care coverage to an unborn child.

Requires health facilities that perform abortions to obtain informed consent from a pregnant woman seeking an abortion.

Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) higher education pregnant and parenting student services offices; and (2) programs to work with pregnant or parenting teens to complete high school.

Authorizes grants for services to pregnant women who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. Requires states to require a pregnancy determination for homicide victims.

Requires the Secretary to provide for supportive services for pregnant women, mothers, and children.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program).

Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the eligibility threshold for food stamps.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.

Authorizes grants to provide to eligible mothers education on the health needs of their infants through visits to their homes by registered nurses.

Authorizes grants for collecting and reporting abortion surveillance data.

]]> Pregnant Women Support Act Display Title Pregnant Women Support Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Pregnant Women Support Act Introduced in Senate 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1032is/xml/BILLS-111s1032is.xml 2009-05-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.