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Union Calendar No. 42 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 239 

[Report No. 117–60] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2021 

Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. 

LEE of California, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. SIRES, Ms. 

NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. HAYES, 

Mr. COHEN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, and Ms. CHU) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Veterans’ Affairs 

JUNE 14, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mr. NADLER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. 

KIRKPATRICK, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JONES, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. 

HOULAHAN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BROWN, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. 

TRONE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. RYAN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 

WELCH, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 

TITUS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. 

NEWMAN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. LAMB, 

Mr. STANTON, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

PHILLIPS, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. CLEAVER, 

and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia 


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JUNE 14, 2021 

Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Access to Con5 traception for Veterans Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP7 TION. 

8 Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows 

11 through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub13 paragraphs: 

14 ‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the 

15 Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for 

18 which coverage under health insurance coverage is 

19 required without the imposition of any cost-sharing 

20 requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the 

21 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 

22 13(a)(4)).’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 42 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 239 

[Report No. 117–60] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 

and for other purposes. furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, for limitations on copayments for contraception 

JUNE 14, 2021 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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