Federal

INFO for Reproductive Care Act of 2023

Source: Congress.gov · 668 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill directs the federal government to create and run a national public awareness campaign for doctors and medical students. The campaign teaches them how to help patients understand the laws across different states about abortion and other reproductive health services after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. ##

Who It Affects

- Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, and other medical workers) - Health care professional students (people studying to become doctors or medical workers) - Patients seeking abortion or reproductive health care services - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the federal agency running the campaign) ##

Key Provisions

- The federal government must create and run a national public awareness campaign to teach health care professionals and students how to help patients understand the legal landscape for abortion and reproductive health care services (Sec. 2) - The campaign must provide available resources about navigating laws following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade (Sec. 2) - The campaign must spread information about the negative health impacts on communities when access to abortion and reproductive health care services is limited or banned (Sec. 2) - The federal government must coordinate this campaign with other efforts by federal, state, tribal and local governments when appropriate (Sec. 2) - The federal government must report to Congress within 45 days of receiving funding, explaining how the money was spent and planning how to spend any remaining money in the next 45 days (Sec. 2) ##

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, the federal government will be required to spend money creating and running a public awareness campaign. This campaign will teach doctors and medical students about abortion and reproductive health care laws in different states. The government must also coordinate with other government agencies on this effort and report regularly to Congress about how it is spending the money. ##

Important Definitions

- Health care professionals: doctors, nurses, and other medical workers - Reproductive health care services: Not specifically defined in the bill text - Navigate the legal landscape: understand and work within the different laws across states ##

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1224 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals and health care professional students on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 27, 2023 Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. EVANS, Ms. TITUS, Ms. KUSTER, and Ms. TOKUDA) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com- merce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals and health care professional students on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Mar 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1224.IH H1224 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 1224 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Informing New Fac- 2 tors and Options for Reproductive Care Act of 2023’’ or 3 the ‘‘INFO for Reproductive Care Act of 2023’’. 4 SEC. 2. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON HOW TO HELP 5 PATIENTS NAVIGATE THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE 6 IN THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO 7 ABORTION AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE 8 HEALTH CARE SERVICES. 9 Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health 10 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256a et seq.) is amended by adding 11 at the end the following: 12 ‘‘SEC. 340A–1. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON HOW TO 13 HELP PATIENTS NAVIGATE THE LEGAL LAND- 14 SCAPE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH RE- 15 SPECT TO ABORTION AND OTHER REPRO- 16 DUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. 17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop and 18 implement a national public awareness campaign to in- 19 form health care professionals and health care professional 20 students on how to help patients navigate the legal land- 21 scape in the United States with respect to abortion and 22 other reproductive health care services. 23 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The public awareness cam- 24 paign under this section shall include— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Mar 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1224.IH H1224 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 1224 IH ‘‘(1) the provision of available resources on how 1 to navigate the legal landscape in the United States 2 following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn 3 Roe v. Wade; and 4 ‘‘(2) the dissemination of information on the 5 negative health impacts on communities when access 6 to abortion and other reproductive health care serv- 7 ices is restricted or banned. 8 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—The public awareness cam- 9 paign under this section shall be complementary to, and 10 coordinated with, any other Federal, State, Tribal, and 11 local efforts, as appropriate. 12 ‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 45 days 13 after the date on which funds are made available to the 14 Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 15 submit to Congress a report on how such funds have been 16 used during such 45-day period, including a plan for using 17 any remaining funds within the next 45 days. 18 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 19 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 20 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.’’. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Mar 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1224.IH H1224 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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