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HR 7517 116th 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: July 9, 2020 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 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.

What's happening now 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 137
All 137 Democratic 92
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 16, 2020
 D
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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