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Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
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H. R. 239 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 42

117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 239

[Report No. 117–60]


To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 11, 2021

Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Speier, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Sires, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pappas, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

June 14, 2021

Additional sponsors: Mr. Nadler, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Casten, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Keating, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jones, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Trone, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Welch, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Titus, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Newman, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Foster, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Himes, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Allred, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Cleaver, and Ms. Williams of Georgia

June 14, 2021

Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 “Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act”.

SEC. 2. Limitation on copayments for contraception.

Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking “to pay” and all that follows through the period and inserting “to pay—”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

“(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); or

“(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for which coverage under health insurance coverage is required without the imposition of any cost-sharing requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)(4)).”.

Union Calendar No. 42

117th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 239
[Report No. 117–60]
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
June 14, 2021
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed