To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Education.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H25AC782C92D84FBD81A2B89F449BBD73: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abortion Care Capacity Enhancement and Support Services Act of 2024 or the ACCESS Act of 2024.
- Section H3005E5303DF04637AB36BAA3F25CBD1C: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: On June 24, 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which...
- Section HF47071C3D6B24494AB94F33FC96BF71C: 3. Grants to increase capacity to provide abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health...
- Section H0F832FD685BD43EAA13CA8C6D0113C1E: 340A–1. Grants to increase capacity to provide abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care The Secretary shall carry out a grant program...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Hirono (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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