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S. 4347 (117th)

Affordability is Access Act

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Introduced

26 May 2022

Last action

26 May 2022 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Affordability is Access Act This bill establishes several requirements relating to health insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to specify that private health insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even without a prescription. Under current law, private health insurance plans (with some exceptions) must cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives, without cost-sharing requirements. The bill also prohibits retailers from interfering with an individual's access to oral contraceptives that are meant for routine, daily use and are FDA-approved for use without a prescription.

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Timeline

  1. 26 May 2022

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 May 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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