3.0.0 3296 2022-11-01T13:51:05Z 2022-11-01T13:51:05Z House HR 2019-06-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 100 (Friday, June 14, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.R. 3296.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H4701]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-17T18:09:46Z Referred to 2019-06-14T17:00:41Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-14T17:00:51Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-14T17:00:46Z Affordability is Access Act 116 1847 S 2019-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2019-06-17 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-06-14 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 N O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2019-06-14 True H001087 Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] Katie Hill D CA 25 2019-06-14 True B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2019-06-14 True O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2019-06-14 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-06-24 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-06-24 False C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2019-06-25 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2019-06-25 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-06-25 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-06-27 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-06-27 False T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2019-07-05 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2019-07-05 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2019-07-10 False U000040 Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] Lauren Underwood D IL 14 2019-07-15 False W000825 Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] Jennifer Wexton D VA 10 2019-07-22 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2019-07-30 False L000590 Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] Susie Lee D NV 3 2019-09-09 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2019-09-09 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2019-09-27 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2019-10-17 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-02-25 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-09-14 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2020-10-23 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2020-10-23 False M001200 Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] A. McEachin D VA Donald 4 2020-10-23 False Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Family planning and birth control 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 Health 00 2019-06-14 Introduced in House 2020-01-25T18:52:04Z Affordability is Access Act

This bill 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.

]]> Affordability is Access Act Display Title Affordability is Access Act Official Title as Introduced To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Affordability is Access Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3296ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3296ih.xml 2019-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.