Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Latest action · Sep 24, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Sep 22, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Aug 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 19, 2019 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 23, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4770-4772)
- Sep 23, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3798.
- Sep 23, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 23, 2020Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 23, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 22, 2020Reported in House
- Jul 17, 2019Introduced in House
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