Family Planning And Birth Control

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PrEP Access and Coverage Act [S.1926]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover prescription drugs that prevent the acquisition of HIV, and any related screenings, diagnostic procedures, or clinical follow-ups, without any cost-sharing obligation for the plan holder. Further, insurance plans must not impose any preauthorization requirement for this coverage. These coverage requirements also apply to public health insurance programs, including, among others, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Additionally, the bill prohibits denying, limiting, or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kamala Harris Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/20/2019

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Affordability is Access Act [HB-3296]
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, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/17/2019

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Affordability is Access Act [S.1847]
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, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/13/2019

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PREP Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-3053]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 certain grants, awarded to states and U.S. territories, that fund education programs for young people to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/04/2019

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Supporting reproductive health care in the United States. [HCR-40]
This concurrent resolution expresses support for efforts to ensure that all women have access to comprehensive, preventative, and affordable health care services and are able to receive unbiased information about those services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2019

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A concurrent resolution supporting reproductive health care in the United States. [SCR-18]
This concurrent resolution expresses support for efforts to ensure that all women have access to comprehensive, preventative, and affordable health care services and are able to receive unbiased information about those services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/21/2019

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2839]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-78, By Mrs. Lowey. on 05/20/2019

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2839]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-78, By Mrs. Lowey. on 05/20/2019

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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019 [S.1524]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with certain HHS components, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Education, to award grants for comprehensive sex education for adolescents. It also awards grants for comprehensive sex education provided by institutions of higher education and for training faculty and staff to teach comprehensive sex education to adolescents. Comprehensive sex education programs may include, among other things, instruction that addresses the physical, mental, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/16/2019

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Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 [S.1530]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/16/2019

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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2740]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa DeLauro Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. on 10/31/2019

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Real Education for Healthy Youth Act of 2019 [HB-2720]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with certain HHS components, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Education, to award grants for comprehensive sex education for adolescents. It also awards grants for comprehensive sex education provided by institutions of higher education and for training faculty and staff to teach comprehensive sex education to adolescents. Comprehensive sex education programs may include, among other things, instruction that addresses the physical, mental, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2019

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Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2019 [HB-2701]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the access of marginalized youth to sexual health services, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2019

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Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act [HB-2700]
To incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition, and to provide extensions for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 06/26/2019

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Lowering Prescription Drug Costs and Extending Community Health Centers and Other Public Health Priorities Act [HB-2700]
To incentivize low-cost drug options and generic competition, and to provide extensions for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 06/26/2019

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Healthy MOMMIES Act [HB-2602]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services. The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries. The Government Accountability (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/09/2019

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MOMMIES Act Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Services Act [S.1343]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services. The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries. The Government Accountability (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/07/2019

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [HB-2500]
Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. on 08/11/2020

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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 05/31/2019

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Access to Birth Control Act [HB-2182]
To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/10/2019

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