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HR 5965 115th Congress House Health Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Marriage and family status Military medicine Sex and reproductive health Veterans' medical care Women's health

Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act

Introduced: May 24, 2018 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 25, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 24, 2018
Introduced in House
May 24, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require private health insurance plans that cover obstetrical services to also cover infertility treatments (e.g., in vitro fertilization). The bill also extends coverage to federal employees, members of the U.S. military, and veterans.

What's happening now May 25, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2960 Related bill Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 26, 2018
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 27, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 19, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 12, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 12, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5965: Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5965/
MLA
"H.R. 5965: Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5965/.
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H.R. 5965, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5965/.
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