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Senate Bill 4246
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Protect Access to Birth Control Act
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Introduced in Senate on Jul 21, 2020
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S. 4246 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4246


To provide that the rules entitled “Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” and “Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 21, 2020

Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Udall, Mr. Booker, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To provide that the rules entitled “Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” and “Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Protect Access to Birth Control Act”.

SEC. 2. Prohibition on certain rules relating to religious and moral exemptions and accommodations for coverage of certain preventive services.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rules entitled “Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” (83 Fed. Reg. 57536 (November 15, 2018)) and “Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” (83 Fed. Reg. 57592 (November 15, 2018)).