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S.Con.Res. 111 (101st)

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress with respect to contraception and infertility.

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Introduced

29 March 1990

Last action

29 March 1990 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Sponsors

Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

21 April 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Declares that the Congress should: (1) establish a program of research for the development of methods of contraception and methods of diagnosing and treating infertility; (2) provide adequate long-term resources for the program; (3) ensure that Federal programs with respect to sexually transmitted diseases adequately respond to the role of such diseases in infertility; (4) ensure public education on contraception and infertility; (5) establish as Federal goals the development, by the year 2010, of improved barrier methods to protect against pregnancy and diseases, new methods of contraception for use by men, a vaccine-like drug for women that prevents pregnancy for a significant period of time without other specified effects, and new and improved techniques of diagnosing and treating infertility; (6) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reestablish the Ethical Advisory Board in order to facilitate research with respect to infertility; (7) review the policies and procedures of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to expediting approval of drugs and devices for use by the public, especially with respect to contraception and infertility; and (8) determine to what extent measures can be implemented by public or private entities to resolve liability issues involved with drugs and devices concerned with contraception and infertility.

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Timeline

  1. 29 March 1990

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 29 March 1990

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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