Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1692
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 12, 2019
Overview
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Mar 12, 2019
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Mar 13, 2019
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Bill Number
1692
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116
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Health
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No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

This bill 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.

Text (1)
March 12, 2019
Actions (4)
03/13/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/12/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/12/2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and 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.
03/12/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:32:20 PM