US HB771 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 138-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services. The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans.
Title
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-02-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2017-01-31 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. |
| 2017-01-31 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. |
| 2017-01-31 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. |
| 2017-01-31 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. |
| 2017-01-31 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Abortion
Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Medicare
Women's health
Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Medicare
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/771/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr771/BILLS-115hr771ih.pdf |
