HR 771 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017

Introduced Jan 31, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Barbara Lee D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 10, 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. IntroducedJan 31, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017

This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services.

The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans.

Cosponsors 137

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2017 to Dec 21, 2018; 103 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJan 31, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CATed LieuOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 31, 2017
D-VAA. Donald McEachinFeb 1, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushFeb 1, 2017
D-CAKaren BassFeb 1, 2017
D-PARobert A. BradyFeb 1, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoFeb 3, 2017
D-MISander M. LevinFeb 6, 2017
D-FLCharlie CristFeb 14, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerFeb 24, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMar 9, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesMar 13, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 23, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 23, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Apr 24, 2017
D-WARick LarsenApr 24, 2017
D-GADavid ScottMay 8, 2017
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMay 16, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJun 21, 2017
D-NVJacky RosenJul 25, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenAug 18, 2017
D-MIDebbie DingellSep 7, 2017
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiSep 7, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaSep 28, 2017
D-CAJimmy PanettaOct 23, 2017
D-NMBen Ray LujánNov 2, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezNov 13, 2017
D-NHAnn M. KusterJan 18, 2018
D-CAMaxine WatersJan 18, 2018
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeFeb 5, 2018
D-NYAdriano EspaillatMar 14, 2018
D-CAJimmy GomezApr 17, 2018
D-INAndré CarsonApr 26, 2018
D-CABrad ShermanDec 6, 2018
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioDec 6, 2018
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleDec 21, 2018

Committees 3

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jan 31, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 3, 2017
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 31, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 10, 2017
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jan 31, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 3, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 31, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Jan 31, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government 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.

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: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 16, January 31, 2017, page H820.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every woman, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2017Introduced in House

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