US HB3798 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: Engrossed on September 24 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 24 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Sponsors
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] | Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] |
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] |
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] |
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO] |
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] |
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] |
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] |
Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-24 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2020-09-23 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
2020-09-23 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4770) |
2020-09-23 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3798. |
2020-09-23 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4770-4772) |
2020-09-23 | House | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
2020-09-22 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429. |
2020-09-22 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-529. |
2020-03-12 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
2020-03-12 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
2020-03-12 | House | Subcommittee on Health Discharged. |
2019-09-11 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
2019-08-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-07-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2019-07-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Veterans' medical care
Women's health