HR 4082
115th Congress
House
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Family planning and birth control
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Religion
Women's health
Protect Access to Birth Control Act
Introduced: October 19, 2017
Introduced by:
DeGette, Diana
Democratic
· Colorado
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 19, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Oct 19, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protect Access to Birth Control Act
This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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