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5 rows where bill_type = "s" and policy_area = "Abortion" sorted by introduced_date descending
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| bill_id | congress | bill_type | bill_number | title | policy_area | introduced_date ▲ | latest_action_date | latest_action_text | origin_chamber | sponsor_name | sponsor_state | sponsor_party | sponsor_bioguide_id | cosponsor_count | summary_text | update_date | url |
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| 95-s-2694 | 95 | s | 2694 | A bill to amend Chapter 55 of Title X of the United States Code to exclude any prohibitions relating to the provision of abortions. | Abortion | 1978-03-09 | 1978-03-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] | WA | D | M000053 | 0 | Stipulates that no person entitled to medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) or to care at any military installation shall be denied an abortion as medical care. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 95-s-2695 | 95 | s | 2695 | A bill to amend the Social Security Act to ensure that no provision of such Act be construed as prohibiting financial support for abortions. | Abortion | 1978-03-09 | 1978-03-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] | WA | D | M000053 | 0 | Provides that no provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed as prohibiting financial support for any abortion as a health service. | 2024-08-01T20:10:22Z | |
| 95-s-2697 | 95 | s | 2697 | A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to exclude any prohibitions relating to the provisions of abortions. | Abortion | 1978-03-09 | 1978-03-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] | WA | D | M000053 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct that, except as provided in Title X of such Act (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs), no program for which funds are authorized by such Act which directly or indirectly provide health services shall exclude from such programs or services the provision of abortions as a health service. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 95-s-2614 | 95 | s | 2614 | Alternatives to Abortion Act | Abortion | 1978-03-01 | 1978-03-01 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 2 | Alternatives to Abortion Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act: (1) to exclude abortion from the alternatives which family planning projects assisted by grants under the Act may offer method of family planning; and (2) to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants and contracts for alternatives to abortion projects. Requires the Secretary in making grants and contracts for family planning programs: (1) to give priority to alternatives to abortion projects; and (2) not to approve an application for funds which promotes or provides abortion services unless required to prevent the death of the mother. Requires State agencies, to be eligible for funds for family planning programs, to provide alternatives to abortion services. Requires any program receiving family planning program funds and any program which provides contraceptives to an unmarried minor to notify the parents of such minor that contraceptives are being provided. Requires that not less than 40 percent of the amounts appropriated for family planning programs be spent on alternatives to abortion programs. Requires any program receiving family planning program funds under this Act or the Social Security Act to inform each woman orally and in writing of the medical risks inherent for herself and for future pregnancies as a result of an abortion. | 2025-09-02T17:13:57Z | |
| 94-s-318 | 94 | s | 318 | A bill prohibiting use of HEW funds for abortion. | Abortion | 1975-01-23 | 1975-02-03 | Rereferred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000200 | 1 | Prohibits the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare from furnishing any funds to pay for or encourage abortions, except those which are necessary to save the life of a mother. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z |
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CREATE TABLE legislation (
bill_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
congress INTEGER,
bill_type TEXT,
bill_number INTEGER,
title TEXT,
policy_area TEXT,
introduced_date TEXT,
latest_action_date TEXT,
latest_action_text TEXT,
origin_chamber TEXT,
sponsor_name TEXT,
sponsor_state TEXT,
sponsor_party TEXT,
sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);