S 1698 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Affordability is Access Act of 2023

Introduced May 18, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Patty Murray D-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 18, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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. IntroducedMay 18, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2023 to Jul 19, 2023; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalMay 18, 2023
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-RIJack ReedOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-PAJohn FettermanOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-VATim KaineOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-MNTina SmithOriginalMay 18, 2023
D-ORRon WydenMay 31, 2023
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.Jun 13, 2023
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinJun 14, 2023
D-CADianne FeinsteinJul 19, 2023

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred May 18, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 18, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3589Affordability is Access Act of 2023Related billDec 17, 2024

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill 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.

  1. May 18, 2023Introduced in Senate

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