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Affordability is Access Act

USA116th CongressHR-3296| House 
| Updated: 6/17/2019
Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (26)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jun 13, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1847
Introduced in Senate
Jun 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • June 13, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1847
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 14, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 14, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 17, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

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Affordability is Access Act

USA116th CongressHR-3296| House 
| Updated: 6/17/2019
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.
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Timeline
Jun 13, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1847
Introduced in Senate
Jun 14, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • June 13, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1847
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 14, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 14, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 17, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Ayanna Pressley

Ayanna Pressley

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (26)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Katie Hill (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 116-1847: Affordability is Access Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFamily planning and birth controlHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careMedical researchResearch and developmentRetail and wholesale tradesWomen's health