Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 5, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019
This bill addresses the access of military personnel and dependents to contraception and family planning information.
The bill revises coverage of women's health services under the TRICARE program to (1) prohibit the imposition of cost-sharing for care related to the prevention of pregnancy, whether provided through a facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy program; and (2) include all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration, contraceptive care, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling.
The Department of Defense (DOD) must furnish to sexual assault survivors at military medical facilities clear and comprehensible information about all methods of approved emergency contraception, notification of the survivor's right to confidentiality, and, upon request, emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception.
DOD shall also establish a uniform standard curriculum for use in programs of family planning education during the first year of a member's service, when a member is in training to assume command, and when an enlisted member becomes a senior enlisted member.
Cosponsors 95
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2019 to Feb 6, 2020, with 47 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1049 | Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 4, 2019 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Family planning and birth control
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Military education and training
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military readiness
- Right of privacy
- Sex offenses
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in House
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