US SB1847 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-1)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Affordability is Access Act
Sponsors
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3296 (Related) 2019-06-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Family planning and birth control
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Women's health
Family planning and birth control
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research and development
Retail and wholesale trades
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1847/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1847/BILLS-116s1847is.pdf |