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US HR2091

US HR2091
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019


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Introduced
04/04/2019
In Committee
04/05/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. This bill addresses the access of military personnel and dependents to contraception and family planning information. The bill revises coverage of women's health services under the TRICARE program to (1) prohibit the imposition of cost-sharing for care related to the prevention of pregnancy, whether provided through a facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy program; and (2) include all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration, contraceptive care, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling. The Department of Defense (DOD) must furnish to sexual assault survivors at military medical facilities clear and comprehensible information about all methods of approved emergency contraception, notification of the survivor's right to confidentiality, and, upon request, emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception. DOD shall also establish a uniform standard curriculum for use in programs of family planning education during the first year of a member's service, when a member is in training to assume command, and when an enlisted member becomes a senior enlisted member.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure that members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need to promote the health and readiness of all service members. The bill revises coverage under the TRICARE program to prohibit cost-sharing for contraceptive care and include all FDA-approved methods of contraception. It also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide sexual assault survivors at military medical facilities with information about emergency contraception and, upon request, emergency contraception or a prescription. Additionally, the bill directs DOD to establish a uniform standard curriculum for family planning education programs for service members during key stages of their career. Overall, the bill seeks to enhance access to contraception and family planning resources for military personnel and their dependents.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (96)

Jackie Speier (D)* Pete Aguilar (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jared Golden (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Susie Lee (D),  Mike Levin (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Nita Lowey (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Donald Norcross (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Bill Pascrell (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Max Rose (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Susan Wild (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (on 04/05/2019)

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