Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act
Latest action · Sep 7, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover (1) specified infertility treatments (e.g., in vitro fertilization), if the plan also covers obstetrical services; and (2) fertility preservation services for individuals who undergo medically necessary treatment that may cause impairment of fertility.
Private health insurance plans must apply cost sharing for such services that does not exceed the amount for similar services covered by the plan. Further, plans are prohibited from (1) providing incentives for plan holders to forego infertility treatment, or (2) reducing the reimbursement rate to providers of such treatments.
The bill also extends infertility treatment and fertility preservation coverage to Medicaid enrollees, federal employees, members of the military, and veterans.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2021 to Sep 13, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 16, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | May 18, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jun 16, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Sep 13, 2022 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2021 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 125, July 16, 2021, page H3633.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2352 | Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2021 |
| HR 2803 | Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 11, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
