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HR 3163 114th Congress House Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Family planning and birth control Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Research and development Retail and wholesale trades Women's health

Affordability Is Access Act

Introduced: July 22, 2015 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordability Is Access Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require health insurance and group health plans to cover, as preventive care for women, over-the-counter oral contraceptives for daily use, regardless of whether an enrollee has a prescription for the contraceptive. (Insurers and plans cannot impose cost sharing for preventive care.)
What's happening now July 24, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1532 Identical bill Affordability Is Access Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 45
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Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 28, 2016
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 18, 2016
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 25, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 25, 2016
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 25, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 28, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 23, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 22, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 22, 2015
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2015
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 22, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 22, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 22, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 22, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 22, 2015
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 22, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 22, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 22, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3163: Affordability Is Access Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3163/
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"H.R. 3163: Affordability Is Access Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3163/.
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H.R. 3163, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3163/.
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