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H.R. 7894 117th Congress House

Affordability is Access Act

Official title: To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.

Introduced: May 27, 2022 Introduced by: Ayanna Pressley Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationFamily planning and birth controlHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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May 27, 2022
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.
May 27, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 27, 2022

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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Affordability is Access Act

This bill establishes several requirements relating to health insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to specify that private health insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even without a prescription. Under current law, private health insurance plans (with some exceptions) must cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives, without cost-sharing requirements.

The bill also prohibits retailers from interfering with an individual's access to oral contraceptives that are meant for routine, daily use and are FDA-approved for use without a prescription.

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 Cosponsors 100
All 100 Democratic 71
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 29, 2022
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Aug 9, 2022
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 26, 2022
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2022
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 14, 2022
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 3, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jun 3, 2022
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 3, 2022
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 27, 2022
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · May 27, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 27, 2022
Bass, Karen
· May 27, 2022
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Bera, Ami
California · May 27, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 27, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 27, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 27, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· May 27, 2022
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Brownley, Julia
California · May 27, 2022
Bustos, Cheri
· May 27, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 27, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· May 27, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · May 27, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 27, 2022
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · May 27, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 27, 2022
Cicilline, David
· May 27, 2022
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 27, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 27, 2022
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 27, 2022
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 27, 2022
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 27, 2022
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 27, 2022
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 27, 2022
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 27, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 27, 2022
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 27, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 27, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 27, 2022
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 27, 2022
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 27, 2022
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 27, 2022
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 27, 2022
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · May 27, 2022
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · May 27, 2022
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 27, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· May 27, 2022
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Jacobs, Sara
California · May 27, 2022
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 27, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 27, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· May 27, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7894: Affordability is Access Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7894/
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"H.R. 7894: Affordability is Access Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7894/.
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H.R. 7894, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7894/.
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