http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2035.html#65982 I think this would be good for women. Things happen and most of the time they are unexpected. Put yourself in their shoes, you would want some type of help or support if you didnt know what to do. Bringing a child into this world isnt easy but having someone having your back make things alittle more easier to bear.... 65982@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2035.html#64646 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Margaret http://grantfoundation.net... 64646@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/111_HR_2035.html?rev=49020 <p>H.R. 2035 would provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Pregnant Women Support Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to increase public awareness of resources available to pregnant women to carry their pregnancy to term and new parents.</p> <p>Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary to make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment for examinations of pregnant women.</p> <p>Prohibits a health insurance issuer offering individual coverage from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion or a waiting period or otherwise discriminating against a woman on the basis that she is pregnant.</p> <p>Provides for continuation coverage for newborns.</p> <p>Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow states to extend health care coverage to an unborn child.</p> <p>Requires health facilities that perform abortions to obtain informed consent from a pregnant woman seeking an abortion.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) higher education pregnant and parenting student services offices; and (2) programs to work with pregnant or parenting teens to complete high school.</p> <p>Authorizes grants for services to pregnant women who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. Requires states to require a pregnancy determination for homicide victims.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to provide for supportive services for pregnant women, mothers, and children.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and make refundable the tax credit for adoption expenses.</p> <p>Authorizes appropriations to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program).</p> <p>Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the eligibility threshold for food stamps.</p> <p>Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.</p> <p>Authorizes grants to provide to eligible mothers education on the health needs of their infants through visits to their homes by registered nurses.</p> <p>Authorizes grants for collecting and reporting abortion surveillance data.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 49020@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/111_HR_2035.html?rev=48914 <p>H.R. 2035 would provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Pregnant Women Support Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to increase public awareness of resources available to pregnant women to carry their pregnancy to term and new parents.</p> <p>Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary to make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment for examinations of pregnant women.</p> <p>Prohibits a health insurance issuer offering individual coverage from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion or a waiting period or otherwise discriminating against a woman on the basis that she is pregnant.</p> <p>Provides for continuation coverage for newborns.</p> <p>Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow states to extend health care coverage to an unborn child.</p> <p>Requires health facilities that perform abortions to obtain informed consent from a pregnant woman seeking an abortion.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary to provide for: (1) higher education pregnant and parenting student services offices; and (2) programs to work with pregnant or parenting teens to complete high school.</p> <p>Authorizes grants for services to pregnant women who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. Requires states to require a pregnancy determination for homicide victims.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to provide for supportive services for pregnant women, mothers, and children.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and make refundable the tax credit for adoption expenses.</p> <p>Authorizes appropriations to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program).</p> <p>Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the eligibility threshold for food stamps.</p> <p>Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.</p> <p>Authorizes grants to provide to eligible mothers education on the health needs of their infants through visits to their homes by registered nurses.</p> <p>Authorizes grants for collecting and reporting abortion surveillance data.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 48914@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2035.html 5/21/2009: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. 47894@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/111_HR_2035.html?rev=44618 <p>H.R. 2035 would provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 44618@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/111_HR_2035.html?rev=44619 <p>H.R. 2035 would provide for programs that reduce abortions, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents.</p> <h2 id="toc12"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc13"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/22/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc14"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc15"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 44619@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2035.html 4/22/2009: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 45855@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT