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HR 2972 114th Congress House

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015

Official title: To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every woman, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionChild healthEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsMedicaidMedicareWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 10, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 8, 2015
Introduced in House
Jul 8, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight 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.
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 Latest action July 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015

This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program; (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services in its own facilities or in facilities with which it contracts to provide medical care.

The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans.

The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal government, acting in its capacity as an insurer, employer, or health care provider, should serve as a model for the nation to ensure coverage of abortion care; and (2) restrictions on coverage of abortion care in the private insurance market must end.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 61
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 7, 2016
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 15, 2016
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 27, 2016
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 14, 2016
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2016
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 29, 2016
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 23, 2016
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2016
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 30, 2015
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Takano, Mark
California · Nov 2, 2015
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 23, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 22, 2015
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 16, 2015
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2015
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 11, 2015
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 8, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 28, 2015
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 28, 2015
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 22, 2015
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 22, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 21, 2015
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 21, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 15, 2015
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 15, 2015
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Bera, Ami
California · Jul 13, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 9, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 8, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 8, 2015
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 8, 2015
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 8, 2015
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 8, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 8, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 8, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2015
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 8, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2015
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 8, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 8, 2015
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 8, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 8, 2015
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 8, 2015
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 8, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 8, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 8, 2015
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 8, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 8, 2015
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 8, 2015
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2972: Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2972/
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"H.R. 2972: Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2972/.
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H.R. 2972, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2972/.
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