Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

HB 1692 Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

US Congress 116th Congress

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019
HB-1692


About HB-1692

Requires coverage for abortion care through public health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, as well as insurance plans for federal employees. Further, abortion care must be available at federal, and federally supported, health care facilities to individuals eligible for services at such facilities.Additionally, the bill prohibits federal, state, or local governments from restricting coverage for abortion care available through private health insurance plans.

  

Bill Texts

Introduced 04/05/2019

Weigh In

Votes for: 2 Votes against: 32

Sponsors (187)

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History

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

03/13/2019

Introduced In House

03/12/2019

Referred To The Committee On Energy And Commerce, And In Addition To The Committees On Ways And Means, And Oversight And Reform, 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.

03/12/2019

Referred To The Subcommittee On Health.

03/12/2019