S. 1031 118th Congress Senate

EACH Act of 2023

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

Introduced: March 29, 2023 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 29, 2023

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

Mar 29, 2023

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Latest action March 29, 2023

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 2023 or the EACH Act of 2023

This bill requires federal health care programs (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)) to provide coverage for abortion services and requires federal facilities to provide access to those services. Currently, coverage for such services under federal programs is generally only available in the case of rape, incest, or life endangerment.

Additionally, the bill repeals certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that permit states to prohibit coverage of abortion services in plans offered through a health insurance exchange in the state.

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.

The bill is not subject to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, which generally prohibits the federal government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a generally applicable law.

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