Access to Birth Control Act
Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Birth Control Act
This bill requires pharmacies to comply with certain requirements related to providing contraceptives. For example, a pharmacy must provide a customer with a requested contraceptive without delay if it is in stock and must ensure that customers are not intimidated, threatened, or harassed with respect to their requests for contraceptives.
The bill establishes civil penalties and a private cause of action for violations of the bill.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2019 to Jan 8, 2020, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 8, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1086 | Access to Birth Control Act | Identical bill | Apr 9, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
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