Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 115-hr-4082
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
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: 2017-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4082 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 19, 2017 Ms. DeGette (for herself, Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Judy Chu of California , and Ms. Frankel of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , and Education and the Workforce , 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 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, Department of Labor, and 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.