House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016

H.R. 3691Introduced Oct 6, 2015Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedOct 6, 2015
Committee actionApr 28, 2016
Passed HouseMay 11, 2016 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 12, 2016 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3691.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3691, Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015” on May 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 28, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2016 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51550
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May 10, 2016
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H.R. 3691, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-554 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 11, 2016.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 11, 2016 ↗
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H.R. 3691, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 146, October 6, 2015, Page H6836):
Article I, Section 8.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 6, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 3691, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 21, 2025
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September 22, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

38 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 35 Democrats

3 of 38 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), James Langevin (D-RI), John Larson (D-CT), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Luján.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-3 district

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