H.R. 211In CommitteeARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Family planning and birth control · Health care costs and insurance · Health care coverage and access
Key facts
Introduced: Jan 6, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 85
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Feb 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Feb 6, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jan 6, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors (showing first 30 of 85)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] D-VA
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] D-TN
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] D-FL
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] D-NY
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] D-WA
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] D-CA
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] D-CA
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] D-FL
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] D-OH
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] D-IL
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] D-IL
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] D-NV
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] D-PA
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] D-CO
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] D-NJ
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC] D-DC
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] D-MI
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] D-AZ
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] D-WI
- Rep. Turner, Sylvester [D-TX-18] D-TX
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] D-NJ
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] D-NY
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] D-KY
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] D-MA
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] D-HI
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] D-TX
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] D-OR
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] D-CT
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] D-CA
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] D-PA
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