S. 1021 117th Congress Senate

EACH Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Health AbortionChild healthCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDetention of persons

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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingImmigrant health and welfareIndian social and development programsMedicaidMedicareMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority healthPeace CorpsPoverty and welfare assistanceRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsVeterans' medical care

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Mar 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 25, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act of 2021 or the EACH Act of 2021

This bill requires federal health care programs to provide coverage for abortion services and requires federal facilities to provide access to those services. The bill also permits qualified health plans to use funds attributable to premium tax credits and reduced cost sharing assistance to pay for abortion services.

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