118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4796Reproductive Health Patient Navigator Act of 2023

To establish a grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services.

Health
Introduced Jul 20, 2023
Last action Jul 21, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 20, 2023
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Referred
Jul 21, 2023
E&C
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides funding for patient navigator grants to assist individuals in accessing abortion services. The Department of Health and Human Services must award the grants to state, tribal, or local governments; nonprofits; or community organizations that offer unbiased and medically accurate programs, services, or activities to connect individuals with abortion services. Grant-funded activities include, among others, coordinating the scheduling, financing, and other logistics of abortion services. Further, the bill prohibits individuals, entities, and states from preventing or otherwise disadvantaging an entity that is eligible to receive a grant from carrying out activities to assist...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.