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Right to IVF Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-9941| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2026
Lori Trahan

Lori Trahan

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (128)
John W. Mannion (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)April McClain Delaney (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Yassamin Ansari (Democratic)Laura Friedman (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Kelly Morrison (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Julie Johnson (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Analilia Mejia (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Patrick Ryan (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Laura Gillen (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)James R. Walkinshaw (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Sarah Elfreth (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Janelle S. Bynum (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)George Latimer (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Derek Tran (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Adelita S. Grijalva (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Nellie Pou (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Wesley Bell (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Timothy M. Kennedy (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Josh Riley (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Johnny Olszewski (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Emily Randall (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Right to IVF Act of 2026" is comprehensive legislation designed to safeguard and broaden access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) across the United States. Its primary goal is to ensure that patients can seek and receive ART/IUI, and that healthcare providers can offer these services, free from unwarranted state-level restrictions. The bill explicitly defines ART to include treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg/embryo cryopreservation, and donation, along with related medications. Title I, the "Protect IVF Act," establishes statutory rights for individuals to receive ART/IUI and make decisions regarding their reproductive genetic material. It also grants rights to healthcare providers to offer these services, to health insurance issuers to cover them, and to manufacturers to produce related drugs and devices. The bill empowers the Attorney General and private parties to enforce these rights, allowing civil actions against state actions that prohibit, limit, or impede access to ART/IUI. Prohibited state actions include imposing medically unnecessary procedures, restricting genetic material disposition, or discriminating based on protected characteristics. Title II, the "Veteran Families Health Services Act," focuses on expanding reproductive assistance for military personnel and veterans. Subtitle A mandates the Secretary of Defense to provide ART/IUI and counseling to uniformed service members and their spouses, partners, or gestational surrogates, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, infertility diagnosis, or marital status. It also establishes fertility preservation procedures for service members facing injury or hazardous deployment, including cryopreservation of reproductive genetic material. Subtitle B extends similar ART/IUI and counseling benefits to veterans, integrating these services into the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical offerings and ensuring coordination between the DoD and VA. Title III, the "Access to Fertility Treatment and Care Act," mandates significant expansions in health insurance coverage for ART/IUI. It requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover these treatments, even without an infertility diagnosis, and prohibits discriminatory practices or excessive cost-sharing compared to other medical services. Furthermore, this title amends the Social Security Act to include ART/IUI as a covered service under State Medicaid plans and expands Medicare coverage for these treatments, waiving coinsurance and deductibles to improve affordability. Finally, Title IV, the "Family Building FEHB Fairness Act," ensures that federal employees also benefit from expanded access to fertility treatments. It amends federal employee health benefits (FEHB) to explicitly include ART and IUI benefits. These comprehensive provisions aim to create a nationwide framework that protects the right to access fertility care and ensures its availability through various public and private health insurance mechanisms.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9643
Right to IVF Act
Jul 23, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-5108
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2026
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9643
    Right to IVF Act


  • July 23, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-5108
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • July 23, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

Right to IVF Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-9941| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2026
The "Right to IVF Act of 2026" is comprehensive legislation designed to safeguard and broaden access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) across the United States. Its primary goal is to ensure that patients can seek and receive ART/IUI, and that healthcare providers can offer these services, free from unwarranted state-level restrictions. The bill explicitly defines ART to include treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg/embryo cryopreservation, and donation, along with related medications. Title I, the "Protect IVF Act," establishes statutory rights for individuals to receive ART/IUI and make decisions regarding their reproductive genetic material. It also grants rights to healthcare providers to offer these services, to health insurance issuers to cover them, and to manufacturers to produce related drugs and devices. The bill empowers the Attorney General and private parties to enforce these rights, allowing civil actions against state actions that prohibit, limit, or impede access to ART/IUI. Prohibited state actions include imposing medically unnecessary procedures, restricting genetic material disposition, or discriminating based on protected characteristics. Title II, the "Veteran Families Health Services Act," focuses on expanding reproductive assistance for military personnel and veterans. Subtitle A mandates the Secretary of Defense to provide ART/IUI and counseling to uniformed service members and their spouses, partners, or gestational surrogates, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, infertility diagnosis, or marital status. It also establishes fertility preservation procedures for service members facing injury or hazardous deployment, including cryopreservation of reproductive genetic material. Subtitle B extends similar ART/IUI and counseling benefits to veterans, integrating these services into the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical offerings and ensuring coordination between the DoD and VA. Title III, the "Access to Fertility Treatment and Care Act," mandates significant expansions in health insurance coverage for ART/IUI. It requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to cover these treatments, even without an infertility diagnosis, and prohibits discriminatory practices or excessive cost-sharing compared to other medical services. Furthermore, this title amends the Social Security Act to include ART/IUI as a covered service under State Medicaid plans and expands Medicare coverage for these treatments, waiving coinsurance and deductibles to improve affordability. Finally, Title IV, the "Family Building FEHB Fairness Act," ensures that federal employees also benefit from expanded access to fertility treatments. It amends federal employee health benefits (FEHB) to explicitly include ART and IUI benefits. These comprehensive provisions aim to create a nationwide framework that protects the right to access fertility care and ensures its availability through various public and private health insurance mechanisms.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9643
Right to IVF Act
Jul 23, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-5108
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2026
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9643
    Right to IVF Act


  • July 23, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-5108
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • July 23, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Lori Trahan

Lori Trahan

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (128)
John W. Mannion (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)April McClain Delaney (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Yassamin Ansari (Democratic)Laura Friedman (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Jonathan L. Jackson (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Kelly Morrison (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Gabe Amo (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Julie Johnson (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Analilia Mejia (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jennifer L. McClellan (Democratic)Christopher R. Deluzio (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Patrick Ryan (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Greg Landsman (Democratic)Laura Gillen (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)James R. Walkinshaw (Democratic)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Eugene Simon Vindman (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maxwell Frost (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Sarah Elfreth (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic)Janelle S. Bynum (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Jake Auchincloss (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)George Latimer (Democratic)Jasmine Crockett (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Derek Tran (Democratic)Nikki Budzinski (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Emilia Strong Sykes (Democratic)Glenn Ivey (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Morgan McGarvey (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Adelita S. Grijalva (Democratic)Brittany Pettersen (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Val T. Hoyle (Democratic)Nellie Pou (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Wesley Bell (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Timothy M. Kennedy (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Josh Riley (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Johnny Olszewski (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Emily Randall (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kevin Mullin (Democratic)Teresa Leger Fernandez (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (6)
• Ways and Means Committee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 119-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted