# 115-hr-6273: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes.

115-hr-6273, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6273
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-06-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires hospitals with emergency departments that participate in the 340B drug pricing program to receive, as a condition of continued participation, a specified certification relating to the availability of sexual assault forensic examiners at the hospital.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2018-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6273 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6273)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4494)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6273 (as of 2025-11-18).