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H.R. 1737 (105th)

Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1997

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Introduced

22 May 1997

Last action

18 June 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2], Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Capps, Walter [D-CA-22], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish standards requiring that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists.

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Timeline

  1. 22 May 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Commerce

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 May 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 May 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 17 June 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

  6. 18 June 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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