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H.R. 7517 116th Congress House

Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Official title: To provide that the rules entitled "Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act" and "Mor… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that the rules 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" shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2020 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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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 Latest action July 9, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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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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 that their health insurance plans cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 142
All 142 Democratic 92
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 16, 2020
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 9, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 9, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 9, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 9, 2020
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 9, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 9, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jul 9, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2020
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 9, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jul 9, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 9, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7517/
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