445 -- HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2023 | Poliscope

HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2023

445

118th Congress

Health

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

January 20, 2023

Latest Action

January 27, 2023

Primary Sponsor

Nikema WilliamsDemocratic(GA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

65pct

7d open

vs 10,564 other HR bills in the 118th — cohort avg 68d

Summary

HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2023 This bill creates a position within the Department of Health and Human Services to support access to reproductive and sexual health services (including services relating to pregnancy and the termination of a pregnancy) that are evidence-based and medically accurate. Functions of the position include (1) educating the public about medication abortions and other sexual and reproductive health services, (2) collecting and analyzing data about consumer access to and health insurance coverage for those services, and (3) coordinating with the Federal Trade Commission on issues related to consumer protection and data privacy for those services.

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REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL (1)

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALLclient→REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL

2023 · first_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Reproductive Rights and Roe v. Wade; Federal issues related to state abortion bans and abortion access in the United States; Administrative actions to protect and expand abortion access; Interim final rule on veterans access to reproductive health services; Title X family planning program; Denials of and nondiscrimination in healthcare; Access to contraception and the right to contraception; LGBTQ+ rights; H.R. 26, the so-called Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act ; H.Con.Res. 3, expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches; H.R. 561 and S. 1031, the EACH Act of 2023, regarding access to affordable health insurance plans that cover abortion; H.R. 12 and S. 701 the Women's Health Protection Act, regarding access to abortion care; S. 317, the Reproductive Freedom for All Act, regarding reproductive health decisions; H.R. 782, Ensuring Womens Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, regarding the right to travel to seek reproductive health care; H.R. 445, HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act; Funding for costs related to traveling for abortion care; S. 237, Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act of 2023; H.J.Res. 31 and S.J.Res.19, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services"; Access to evidence-based medication abortion care; Pub. L. 103-259, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits threats of force, obstruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services; H.R. XX and S. XX, Stop Anti-Abortion Abortion Disinformation Act, which prohibits deceptive or misleading advertising related to the provision of abortion service; H.R.459 - SAFER Health Act of 2023, to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act; Introduction of a resolution supporting the case of Beatriz, a young woman living in extreme poverty and with Lupus in rural El Salvador who fought for her life against the State to terminate a high-risk pregnancy; H.Res. 1209, the Transgender Bill of Rights, recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security; Issues related Alliance for Hippocratic (AHM) v. FDA.