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S. 21 (110th)

Prevention First Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 January 2007

Last action

9 January 2007 · Floor

Status

Star Print ordered on the bill.

Sponsors

Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

21 January 2026

Healthcare · Education

Summary

Prevention First Act - Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for family planning services grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and PHSA to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage from excluding or restricting benefits in any way for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan or coverage provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services. Applies such prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market. Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate information on emergency contraception to the public and to health care providers. Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007 - Requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to offer and to provide, upon request, emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. At-Risk Communities Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for teenage pregnancy prevention programs. Requires the Secretary to award grants for teenage pregnancy prevention research. Truth in Contraception Act of 2007 - Requires that any information concerning the use of a contraceptive provided through specified federally funded education programs be medically accurate and include health benefits and failure rates. Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicaid's coverage of family planning services. Responsible Education About Life Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary to make grants to states for family life education, including education on abstinence and contraception, to prevent teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

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Timeline

  1. 4 January 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S50-56)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 January 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 January 2007

    Floor

    Star Print ordered on the bill.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

Documents

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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