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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3798" measure-id="id116hr3798" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-07-17" update-date="2020-09-30">
<title>Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr3798v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-09-30">
<action-date>2020-09-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr3798v07" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-09-28">
<action-date>2020-09-22</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr3798v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2020-03-17">
<action-date>2019-07-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item or service that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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