Skip to main content
HR 1852 108th Congress House

Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of 2003

Official title: To assure equitable treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To assure equitable treatment of fertility and impotence in health care coverage under group health plans, health insurance coverage, and health plans under the Federal employees' health benefits program.

Introduced: June 2, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health CommerceConsumer educationDrugsEmployee health benefits
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Federal employeesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment employees' health insuranceHealth insuranceLabor and EmploymentReproductionRetiree health benefits
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
May 9, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 29, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Apr 29, 2003
Introduced in House
 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.

 Latest action May 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and Federal law provisions concerning the Federal employees health benefits program to require health plans covering impotency medications such as Viagra to also cover fertility treatments.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 2, 2003
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1852: Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1852/
MLA
"H.R. 1852: Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1852/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1852, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1852/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1852: Equity in Fertility Coverage Act of 2003](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1852/)
Report a problem