Family Building FEHB Fairness Act

Bill: 118-hr-2828
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2023-04-25
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Family Building FEHB Fairness Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires health insurance plans offered to federal employees under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to include  assisted reproductive treatment benefits.&nbsp;Covered treatments are those facilitating reproduction, such as insemination, in vitro fertilization, and preservation of embryos.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2828 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2023 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Mace , Ms. Norton , and Ms. Wasserman Schultz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment benefits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Building FEHB Fairness Act . 2. Assisted reproductive treatment benefits (a) In general Section 8904 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) Assisted reproductive treatment benefits. ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) Assisted reproductive treatment benefits. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Assisted reproductive treatment defined In this section, the term assisted reproductive treatment means any treatment or procedure facilitating reproduction that includes the handling of human oocytes, embryos, or sperm, including the following: (1) Assisted reproduction, including intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemination and intrauterine insemination. (2) In vitro fertilization. (3) Preservation of human oocytes, embryos, or sperm for later reproductive use. (4) Such other treatments, procedures, medications, laboratory services, and technologies facilitating reproduction as determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. . (b) Implementation timing The amendments made by this Act shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.