HRES 685 United States House · 117th Congress

Expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 2021, as "World Contraception Day" and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding global and domestic access to contraception.

Summary

This bill expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress and the President should examine and support ways to expand access to contraceptives.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

Committee Review

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President

Introduced Sep 27, 2021 Last action Sep 28, 2021

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Committee

Sep 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Sep 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

lower

Sep 27, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.