Protect Access to Birth Control Act

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

1. 19 October 2017

   Introduced

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

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2. 19 October 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 19 October 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
• Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Angus King · I · Sponsor
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