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H.R. 771 115th Congress House

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017

Official title: To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every woman, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 31, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health AbortionChild healthEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsMedicaidMedicareWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 31, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Jan 31, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 10, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017

This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services.

The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 86
All 86 Democratic 80
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 21, 2018
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Sherman, Brad
California · Dec 6, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Apr 17, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 18, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Nov 13, 2017
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Nov 2, 2017
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 23, 2017
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Sep 28, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 7, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 7, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Aug 18, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jul 25, 2017
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 21, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 16, 2017
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 24, 2017
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 24, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 23, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 23, 2017
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 13, 2017
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 9, 2017
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 6, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 3, 2017
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 31, 2017
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 31, 2017
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Bera, Ami
California · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 31, 2017
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 31, 2017
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 31, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 31, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 31, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jan 31, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 31, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 31, 2017
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 31, 2017
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 31, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 771: Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-771/
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"H.R. 771: Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-771/.
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H.R. 771, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-771/.
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