HR 239 United States House · 117th Congress

Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

Summary

Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Jul 2021

House Passage

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Last action Jul 12, 2021

Floor votes · House Jun 24, 2021

How they voted

245–181

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 430

Jun 24, 2021

D Democratic219

219 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican211

26 Yea 181 Nay 4

85% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jul 12, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

Jun 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 181 (Roll no. 184). (text: CR H3094)

lower

Jun 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 181 (Roll no. 184).(text: CR H3094)

lower

Jun 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

The resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.

lower

Jun 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 486 Reported to House. The resolution provides for 1 hour of debate, orders the previous question, and allows a motion to recommit for each measure. Provides that H. Res. 485 is adopted. Provides that anytime through the legislative day of June 25, 2021, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or his designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of June 22 or 23, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed.

lower

Jun 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-60.

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

lower

Feb 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Jan 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Jan 11, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 76 co-sponsors