US SB1985 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-2)
Status: Introduced on October 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-19 - 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 October 19 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-19 - 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
Protect Access to Birth Control Act This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.
Title
Protect Access to Birth Control Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
| Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
| Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
| Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4082 (Same As) 2017-10-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Religion
Women's health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Religion
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1985/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1985/BILLS-115s1985is.pdf |
