Access to Birth Control Act

United States116th CongressHR-2182House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Apr 10, 2019

Summary

Official Summary

Access to Birth Control Act

This bill requires pharmacies to comply with certain requirements related to providing contraceptives. For example, a pharmacy must provide a customer with a requested contraceptive without delay if it is in stock and must ensure that customers are not intimidated, threatened, or harassed with respect to their requests for contraceptives.

The bill establishes civil penalties and a private cause of action for violations of the bill.

Bill texts

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-4246: Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    House of Representatives

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