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SENATE 2544118th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

Last Action
7/26/2023

Actions

  • 2023-07-26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • 2023-07-26Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2023-07-26 (00)

Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act

This bill establishes various grants and related programs that address sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities.

Specifically, the Health Resources and Services Administration must support

  • training for health care providers who offer sexual and reproductive health care to individuals with disabilities, and
  • educating individuals with disabilities about sexual and reproductive health care.
The Administration for Community Living must establish a national center to provide recommendations, technical assistance, and other resources related to the provision of sexual and reproductive health care for individuals with disabilities.

The bill also authorizes support for medical schools, nursing schools, and other educational institutions that offer obstetrics and gynecology training programs to expand the number of individuals with disabilities entering the reproductive health care workforce.

Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must study the effectiveness and other aspects of reproductive health care services and programs for individuals with disabilities.

Cosponsors (17)

  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)
  • Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
  • John Fetterman (D-PA)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
  • Edward Markey (D-MA)
  • Alex Padilla (D-CA)
  • Cory Booker (D-NJ)
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)
  • Ron Wyden (D-OR)
  • Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
  • Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Education programs funding
  • Employment and training programs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Higher education
  • Medical education
  • Nursing
  • Sex and reproductive health
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