HR 3443 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Birth Control Privacy Act

Introduced Jul 27, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Suzan K. DelBene D-WA

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Latest action · Jul 28, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Birth Control Privacy Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs from sharing with employers personally identifiable information related to employees' use of contraceptives.

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2017 to Nov 1, 2017; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJul 27, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 27, 2017
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 27, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 28, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 27, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Jul 27, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 127, July 27, 2017, page H6517.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs, including those offered by health insurance issuers or in connection with a group health plan, from disclosing personally identifiable information related to individuals' use or non-use of contraceptives.
Short Titles as Introduced
Birth Control Privacy Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2017Introduced in House

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