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H.Res. 94 (113th)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding women's health and economic security.

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Introduced

28 February 2013

Last action

1 March 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-25], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

21 July 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Expresses support for efforts to make improving women's health a priority in the 113th Congress. Expresses support for efforts to ensure that women have: (1) access to the best available scientifically based health care, safe childbearing, and affordable insurance coverage for all of their pregnancy-related health care needs, including contraception and abortion, as well as for their general health care needs; (2) the autonomy to decide whether and when to have children and the medically accurate information, education, and access to health services to make such decisions; (3) autonomous decision making, informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality regarding their health care; (4) the ability to participate equally in ethically conducted clinical research; and (5) the resources needed to guarantee their financial and economic security as they age. Expresses support for efforts to ensure that: (1) parents have and can use earned sick days to care for themselves and their families, have paid leave to prepare for and recover from pregnancy and childbirth and to care for their children or loved ones, and may receive a social security credit if they are forced to leave the workforce to care for a child or a loved one; and (2) women receive equal pay for equal work. Expresses support for efforts to: (1) work to end gender discrimination and improve women's health by implementing the Affordable Care Act, end health disparities for women, and end gender-based violence; and (2) eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

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Timeline

  1. 28 February 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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

  2. 28 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 March 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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