H.R. 211
119th Congress
House
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Armed Forces and National Security
Family planning and birth controlHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessVeterans' medical careWomen's health
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 6, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Plain-English summary
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Lobbying activity
34
- POWER TO DECIDE
- NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND
- CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
- POWER TO DECIDE
- IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Cosponsors
88
D
Randall, Emily
D
Casten, Sean
D
Moulton, Seth
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Pappas, Chris
D
Foster, Bill
D
Elfreth, Sarah
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Walkinshaw, James R.
D
Larsen, Rick
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Schrier, Kim
D
Ansari, Yassamin
D
Keating, William R.
D
Latimer, George
D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
D
Carson, André
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Amo, Gabe
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Case, Ed
D
Johnson, Julie
D
Stanton, Greg
D
Subramanyam, Suhas
D
Dexter, Maxine
D
Friedman, Laura
D
Levin, Mike
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
D
Soto, Darren
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DeGette, Diana
D
Frost, Maxwell
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Sykes, Emilia Strong
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
D
Craig, Angie
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
McBride, Sarah
D
Ross, Deborah K.
D
Ruiz, Raul
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Torres, Norma J.
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Lieu, Ted
D
Morrison, Kelly
D
Salinas, Andrea
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 211: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-211/
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