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Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

Introduced: April 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) contraceptive care and family planning services.

Specifically, the bill prohibits cost-sharing with respect to TRICARE beneficiaries for specified prescription contraceptives.

Additionally, the bill prohibits cost-sharing for TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in relation to any in-network method of contraception or contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow-up), any sterilization procedure, or any related patient education or counseling service.

The bill requires DOD to provide information on all methods of emergency contraception and care to sexual assault survivors at its medical treatment facilities. Upon request by a sexual assault survivor, DOD must provide such emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception.

Finally, DOD must establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. Such education programs must be provided to service members during their first year of service and at other appropriate times, as determined by each military department.

What's happening now April 20, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 107
All 107 Democratic 81
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 22, 2022
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 26, 2022
McEachin, A.
· Aug 16, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Aug 2, 2022
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 15, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jan 20, 2022
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 18, 2022
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Aug 13, 2021
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 15, 2021
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 28, 2021
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · May 25, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· May 12, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 12, 2021
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 22, 2021
Manning, Kathy
· Apr 22, 2021
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 20, 2021
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 2021
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Bera, Ami
California · Apr 20, 2021
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 20, 2021
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 20, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 20, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Apr 20, 2021
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Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 20, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Apr 20, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 20, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Apr 20, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 20, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 20, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Apr 20, 2021
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 20, 2021
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 20, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Apr 20, 2021
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 20, 2021
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2021
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 20, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 20, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 20, 2021
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 20, 2021
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 20, 2021
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 20, 2021
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2021
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2021
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 20, 2021
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Apr 20, 2021
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 20, 2021
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Apr 20, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2709: Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2709/
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"H.R. 2709: Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2709/.
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H.R. 2709, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2709/.
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