Access to Birth Control Act
Latest action · Jun 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 10, 2026; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 23, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 8, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Aug 10, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Sep 10, 2026 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 23, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 171, no. 107, June 23, 2025, page H2889.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2302 | Access to Birth Control Act | Identical bill | Aug 1, 2025 |
| HR 9877 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 | Related bill | Sep 29, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception and medication related to contraception, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Access to Birth Control Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2025Introduced 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.
