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H.R. 4082 115th Congress House

Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Official title: To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled "Religious Exem… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled "Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act" and "Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act".

Introduced: October 19, 2017 Introduced by: Diana DeGette Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Labor
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Department of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsFamily planning and birth controlHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careInternal Revenue Service (IRS)ReligionWomen's health
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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
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 Latest action October 20, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 123
All 123 Democratic 69
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 5, 2018
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 5, 2018
McEachin, A.
· May 8, 2018
Payne, Donald
· May 8, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 12, 2018
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 9, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 26, 2018
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jan 25, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 18, 2017
Lawrence, Brenda
· Dec 6, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 4, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Dec 4, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 4, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Dec 4, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Dec 4, 2017
Kilmer, Derek
· Nov 29, 2017
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 28, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Nov 28, 2017
Kildee, Daniel
· Nov 16, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 16, 2017
CLAY, WM.
· Nov 15, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 15, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2017
McNerney, Jerry
· Nov 15, 2017
Yarmuth, John
· Nov 15, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 14, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 14, 2017
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 14, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 14, 2017
Sires, Albio
· Nov 14, 2017
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Nov 14, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 14, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 13, 2017
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 7, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 6, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Nov 6, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 3, 2017
Cicilline, David
· Nov 2, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Nov 2, 2017
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 1, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Nov 1, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Nov 1, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 31, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 31, 2017
Eshoo, Anna
· Oct 31, 2017
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 31, 2017
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Scott, David
Georgia · Oct 31, 2017
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 31, 2017
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 27, 2017
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