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Introduced
07/17/2019
07/17/2019
In Committee
03/12/2020
03/12/2020
Crossed Over
09/24/2020
09/24/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.
AI Summary
This bill, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from requiring veterans to pay any copayment or cost-sharing for contraceptive items that are required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement under the Public Health Service Act. This ensures that veterans have equal access to contraception through the VA, just as they would under private health insurance plans.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (35)
Julia Brownley (D)*,
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 09/24/2020)
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