US SB758 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires coverage for abortion care through public health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, as well as insurance plans for federal employees. Further, abortion care must be available at federal, and federally supported, health care facilities to individuals eligible for services at such facilities.Additionally, the bill prohibits federal, state, or local governments from restricting coverage for abortion care available through private health insurance plans.
Title
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1692 (Same As) 2019-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Abortion
Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Medicare
Women's health
Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Medicare
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/758/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s758/BILLS-116s758is.pdf |