United States · Bill · S
S. 844 (109th)
Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2005
Introduced
19 April 2005
Last action
20 April 2005 · Calendars
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Sponsors
Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2005 - Authorizes appropriations for family planning services grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Family Planning State Empowerment Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide family planning services and supplies to certain individuals not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act - 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 provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services. Amends PHSA to apply those prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market. Emergency Contraception Education Act - 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 - Requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving Federal funds, to offer and to provide, upon request, emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. Preventing Teen Pregnancy Act - Amends PHSA to authorize the Secretary to award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs. Truth in Contraception Act - 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.
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Timeline
19 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
19 April 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 2005
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Source: Calendars
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 20 April 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 20 April 2005
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 20 April 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 April 2005
Sponsors
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/844
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/844
- us · 109-s-844 · source updated 15 August 2025