S 1086
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Women's health
Access to Birth Control Act
Introduced: April 9, 2019
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Access to Birth Control Act
This bill requires pharmacies to comply with certain requirements related to providing contraceptives. For example, a pharmacy must provide a customer with a requested contraceptive without delay if it is in stock and must ensure that customers are not intimidated, threatened, or harassed with respect to their requests for contraceptives.
The bill establishes civil penalties and a private cause of action for violations of the bill.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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