Affordability is Access Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 59
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 22, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 12, 2024 |
Committees 3
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 May 22, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2023 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 22, 2023 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 22, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 17, 2024 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 26, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 22, 2023Introduced in House
- May 22, 2023Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. 169, no. 86, May 22, 2023, page H2502.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1698 | Affordability is Access Act of 2023 | Related bill | May 18, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Affordability is Access Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2023Introduced 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.
