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Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1238| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2021
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (37)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021 This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) contraceptive care and family planning services. Specifically, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements with respect to TRICARE beneficiaries for specified prescription contraceptives. Additionally, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements for TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in relation to any in-network method of contraception or contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow-up), any sterilization procedure, or any related patient education or counseling service. The bill requires DOD to provide information on all methods of emergency contraception and care to sexual assault survivors at its medical treatment facilities. Upon request by a sexual assault survivor, DOD must provide such emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception. Finally, DOD must establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. Such education programs must be provided to service members during their first year of service and at other appropriate times, as determined by each military department.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1049
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019
Apr 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2709
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1049
    Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019


  • April 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2709
    Introduced in House


  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2709: Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCrime victimsFamily planning and birth controlHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary readinessPrescription drugsRight of privacySex offensesSexually transmitted diseasesTeaching, teachers, curricula

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1238| Senate 
| Updated: 4/20/2021
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021 This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) contraceptive care and family planning services. Specifically, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements with respect to TRICARE beneficiaries for specified prescription contraceptives. Additionally, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements for TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in relation to any in-network method of contraception or contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow-up), any sterilization procedure, or any related patient education or counseling service. The bill requires DOD to provide information on all methods of emergency contraception and care to sexual assault survivors at its medical treatment facilities. Upon request by a sexual assault survivor, DOD must provide such emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception. Finally, DOD must establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. Such education programs must be provided to service members during their first year of service and at other appropriate times, as determined by each military department.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1049
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019
Apr 20, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2709
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1049
    Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019


  • April 20, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2709
    Introduced in House


  • April 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jeanne Shaheen

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic Senator

New Hampshire

Cosponsors (37)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2709: Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against womenCrime victimsFamily planning and birth controlHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careHIV/AIDSMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary readinessPrescription drugsRight of privacySex offensesSexually transmitted diseasesTeaching, teachers, curricula