3.0.0 1847 2022-11-01T13:51:07Z 2022-11-01T13:51:07Z Senate S 2019-06-13 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-06-13T17:41:00Z Affordability is Access Act 116 3296 HR 2019-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2019-06-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-06-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-06-13 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-06-13 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-06-13 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-06-13 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-06-13 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-06-13 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-06-13 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-06-13 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-06-13 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-06-13 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-06-13 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-06-13 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-06-13 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-06-13 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2019-06-13 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-06-13 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-06-13 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-06-13 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-06-13 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-06-13 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-06-13 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-06-13 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-06-13 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-06-13 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-06-13 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-06-13 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-06-13 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-06-18 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-06-18 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-06-27 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 2019-06-13 Introduced in Senate 2020-02-03T23:39:14Z 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 Short Title(s) as Introduced Affordability is Access Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1847is/xml/BILLS-116s1847is.xml 2019-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.