Protect Access to Birth Control Act

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Introduced

19 October 2017

Last action

19 October 2017 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

Subjects

Healthcare

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4 December 2025

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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 in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.

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Timeline

19 October 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
19 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1985
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us · 115-s-1985 · source updated 4 December 2025