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Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017

Introduced: April 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017

This bill expands the TRICARE health care program to entitle additional female beneficiaries and dependents to care related to the prevention of pregnancy. (Currently, such care is limited to certain female members of the uniformed service or a reserve component performing active duty or certain servicewomen performing inactive-duty training.)

Cost-sharing may not be imposed or collected for such pregnancy prevention care, including for any method of contraception provided through a facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy program.

Such pregnancy prevention care shall include: (1) all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), (2) contraceptive care, (3) sterilization procedures, and (4) patient education and counseling.

The Department of Defense shall establish a uniform standard curriculum to be used in family planning education programs for all men and women members of the Armed Forces.

Every military treatment facility, upon request, shall provide emergency contraception, information about FDA-approved methods of emergency contraception, and notification of confidentiality rights to any woman who: (1) states, or is accompanied by another individual who states, that the woman is a victim of sexual assault; or (2) is reasonably believed to be a survivor of sexual assault.

What's happening now May 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 38
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 5, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Sep 25, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 13, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 25, 2017
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Lieu, Ted
California · May 16, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 28, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2017
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Apr 26, 2017
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 26, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 26, 2017
Delaney, John
· Apr 26, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 26, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 26, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2017
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 26, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 26, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2017
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Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 26, 2017
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 26, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 26, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2180: Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2180/
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"H.R. 2180: Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2180/.
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