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12/4/2007--Introduced.<br/>Pregnant Women Support Act - Requires 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. Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary to make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment for examinations of pregnant women. Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit 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. Provides for continuation coverage for newborns. Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow states to extend health care coverage to an unborn child. Requires health facilities that perform abortions to obtain informed consent from a pregnant woman seeking an abortion. Provides for the collection and dissemination of information on Down syndrome and other prenatally diagnosed conditions. Allows the Secretary to make grants to public institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices. Requires the Secretary to provide for programs to work with pregnant or parenting teens to complete high school. 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. Requires group homes for pregnant and parenting women to provide counseling on adoption and parenting skills. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and make refundable the tax credit for adoption expenses. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program). Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the eligibility threshold for food stamps. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. Authorizes grants to provide to eligible mothers education on the health needs of their infants through visits to their homes by registered nurses. Authorizes grants for collecting and reporting abortion surveillance data.<br/>

1197522000 2007-12-13 Fri Nov 07 17:18:51 -0600 2008 introduced 47708 'new':20 'bear':15 'bill':2 'help':13 'need':10 'abort':12 'reduc':8 'women':14 'parent':21 'provid':4 'healthi':16 'program':6 'support':19 'children':17 55265 false official introduced 47708 'act':4 'women':2 'support':3 'pregnant':1 55264 false short action 47708 1197522000 Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 143486 Star Print ordered on on the bill. C001070 5054 393 Russell Senate Office Building http://casey.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-0604 Robert 'd':4 'pa':5 'sen':1 'casey':3,7,9 'robert':2,6,8 M 412246 Casey Robert_P._Casey,_Jr. P. Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] 2411 N00027503 12026 Democrat 202-224-6324 PA Bob Robert Casey 2.82608695652174 http://casey.senate.gov/ N000180 1941-05-17 8007 720 Hart Senate Office Building http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-0012 Ben 'd':4 'ne':5 'ben':2,6,8 'sen':1 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300077 Nelson Ben_Nelson E. Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] 3512 N00005329 12592 Democrat 202-224-6551 Methodist NE Ben Ben Nelson 2.57894736842105 http://bennelson.senate.gov/ SenBenNelson action 47708 1197522000 Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 143486 Star Print ordered on on the bill. action 47708 1196744400 Tue Dec 04 00:00:00 -0600 2007 138991 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14743-14745) action 47708 1196744400 Tue Dec 04 00:00:00 -0600 2007 138992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. introduced 47708 1196744400 Tue Dec 04 00:00:00 -0600 2007 138990