US Congress House Bill 3296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes several requirements relating to health-insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to specify that private health-insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even without a prescription. Under current law, private health-insurance plans (with some exceptions) must cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives, without cost-sharing requirements. The bill also prohibits retailers from interfering with an individual's access to oral contraceptives that are meant for routine, daily use and are FDA-approved for use without a prescription.

Affordability is Access Act

Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]
Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-06-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-06-14	House	Introduced in House

SB1847 (Related) 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3296/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3296/BILLS-116hr3296ih.pdf