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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7517 

To provide that the rules entitled ‘‘Religious Exemptions and Accommodations 

for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care 

Act’’ and ‘‘Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ shall have 

no force or effect, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2020 

Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, 

Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. 

JAYAPAL, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. GARCIA

of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Ms. SHALALA, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, 

Mr. BERA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. 

CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 

Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

LUJA ́N, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. COOPER, Ms. 

PINGREE, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 

THOMPSON of California, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 

Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

of New York, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 

SCHNEIDER, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. NORTON, 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. MENG, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 

DOGGETT, Ms. DEAN, Mr. VELA, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 

WILD, Mr. CLAY, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. 

DELAURO, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. 

POCAN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. MICHAEL F. 

DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KEATING, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Mr. SIRES, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina, Ms. TITUS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. 


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GREEN of Texas, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. PASCRELL, 

Mr. SOTO, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, 

Mr. CROW, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Mr. HECK, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY

of New York, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. BASS, Mr. 

BEYER, and Mr. HIMES) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To provide that the rules entitled ‘‘Religious Exemptions 

and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive 

Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ and ‘‘Moral 

Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ 

shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Protect Access to Birth 

5 Control Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO 

7 RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EXEMPTIONS AND 

8 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR COVERAGE OF CER9 TAIN PREVENTIVE SERVICES. 

10 The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 

11 Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor 


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1 may not take any action to implement, enforce, or other2 wise give effect to the rules entitled ‘‘Religious Exemp3 tions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Pre4 ventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ (83 Fed. 

5 Reg. 57536 (November 15, 2018)) and ‘‘Moral Exemp6 tions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Pre7 ventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ (83 Fed. 

8 Reg. 57592 (November 15, 2018)). 

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