117 HR 239 RH: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-06-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 42117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 239[Report No. 117–60]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 11, 2021Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Speier, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Sires, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pappas, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsJune 14, 2021Additional sponsors: Mr. Nadler, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Casten, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Keating, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jones, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Trone, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Welch, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Titus, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Newman, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Foster, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Himes, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Allred, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Williams of GeorgiaJune 14, 2021Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act.

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Limitation on copayments for contraception

Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking to pay and all that follows through the period and inserting to pay—; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:(A)an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); or(B)an amount for any contraceptive item for which coverage under health insurance coverage is required without the imposition of any cost-sharing requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)(4))..

June 14, 2021Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed