HR 9865 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2024

Introduced Sep 27, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Veronica Escobar D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 27, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 27, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2024 to Nov 21, 2024; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAndy KimOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-PADwight EvansOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-MALori TrahanOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-WIMark PocanOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CASara JacobsOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-PASusan WildOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalSep 27, 2024
D-TXLizzie FletcherNov 13, 2024
D-ILLauren UnderwoodNov 21, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Sep 27, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Sep 27, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8 POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof The single subject of this legislation is: armed forces

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 151, September 27, 2024, page H5839.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1527Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2023Related billMay 10, 2023

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2024

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 27, 2024Introduced in House

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