Skip to main content
S 836 106th Congress Senate Health Access to health care Commerce Consumer education Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Gynecology Health insurance Health insurance industry Labor and Employment Maternal health services Medical economics Obstetricians Obstetrics Physicians Rebates Women Women's health

Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999

Introduced: April 20, 1999 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Apr 20, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3919-3920)
Apr 20, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999 - States that a group health plan or a health insurance issuer, in the case of a woman who has not chosen a primary care provider who is an obstetrics-gynecology specialist: (1) may not require primary care provider referral for gynecological care and pregnancy-related services; and (2) may treat the ordering by such specialist of additional obstetrical and gynecological care as authorization by the primary care provider.

Prohibits a plan or issuer from taking specified actions to limit membership or reduce access to or use of obstetrics and gynecological services.

Amends the Public Service Act, as amended by the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (including the individual market), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require compliance with such obstetrics and gynecological access provisions.

What's happening now April 20, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 836: Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-836/
MLA
"S. 836: Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-836/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 836, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-836/.
Markdown link
[S. 836: Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-836/)
Report a problem