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H.R. 7517 (116th)

Protect Access to Birth Control Act

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Introduced

9 July 2020

Last action

9 July 2020 · Introduced

Status

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.

Sponsors

Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Protect Access to Birth Control Act This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement that their health insurance plans cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.

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Timeline

  1. 9 July 2020

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 July 2020

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  3. 9 July 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 July 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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