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Introduced
09/20/2024
09/20/2024
In Committee
09/20/2024
09/20/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that beneficiaries and health care providers receive certain information regarding reproductive health care under the TRICARE program.
AI Summary
This bill, the Expanding Knowledge on Military Reproductive Healthcare Act, requires the Secretary of Defense to provide TRICARE beneficiaries, including members of the uniformed services, with information on the reproductive healthcare they are entitled to receive, including abortion care, and how to access it. The bill also mandates annual training for healthcare providers at military treatment facilities on their obligations to provide covered reproductive healthcare, including abortion, contraceptive, and fertility care, and the protections they have in doing so, regardless of the laws and regulations of the state where the facility is located.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (40)
Mikie Sherrill (D)*,
Colin Allred (D),
Gabe Amo (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Deborah Ross (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (on 09/20/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9741/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr9741/BILLS-118hr9741ih.pdf |
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