Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 115-s-1985
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2017-10-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Labor

Department of the Treasury

Employee benefits and pensions

Family planning and birth control

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health promotion and preventive care

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Religion

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protect Access to Birth Control Act</strong></p> <p>This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1985 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 19, 2017 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Casey , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Booker , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Nelson , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Reed , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Franken , Mr. Markey , Mr. Bennet , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Warren , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Coons , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Brown , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Udall , Ms. Harris , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Cardin , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services 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 .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Access to Birth Control Act . 2. Repeal The rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (82 Fed. Reg. 47792 (October 13, 2017)) and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (82 Fed. Reg. 47838 (October 13, 2017)), shall have no force or effect, and shall be treated as though such rules had never taken effect.