Informed Choice Act

Summary

Informed Choice Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to nonprofit community based pregnancy help medical clinics for the purchase of ultrasound equipment. Requires each grantee to: (1) provide free ultrasound examinations to pregnant women; (2) show the visual image of the fetus from the ultrasound examination to each pregnant woman with a general anatomical and physiological description of the fetus; (3) give each pregnant woman the approximate age of the embryo or fetus; (4) provide information on abortion and alternatives to abortion, such as childbirth and adoption, and information concerning public and private agencies that will assist in those alternatives; and (5) obtain medical malpractice insurance. Limits each grant to the lesser of 50% of the purchase price of the ultrasound machine involved or $20,000.

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Timeline

1. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 January 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 January 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E22-23)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 2 February 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 January 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Virginia Foxx · R · Cosponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, David [R-TN-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Kay Granger · R · Cosponsor
• Doug Lamborn · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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