Family Building FEHB Fairness Act

Bill: 119-s-797
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2025-02-27
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Family planning and birth control

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care coverage and access

Sex and reproductive health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 797 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2025 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Welch , Ms. Warren , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Booker , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect and expand access to fertility treatment under the health insurance program carried out under chapter 89 of that title, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Building FEHB Fairness Act . 2. Fertility 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: (G) Fertility treatment benefits. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) Fertility treatment benefits. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) In this section, the term fertility treatment includes the following: (1) Preservation of human oocytes, sperm, or embryos for later reproductive use. (2) Artificial insemination, including intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine insemination. (3) Assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization and other treatments or procedures in which reproductive genetic material, such as oocytes, sperm, fertilized eggs, and embryos, are handled, when clinically appropriate. (4) Genetic testing of embryos. (5) Medications prescribed or obtained over-the-counter, as indicated for fertility. (6) Gamete donation. (7) Such other information, referrals, treatments, procedures, medications, laboratory services, technologies, and services relating to fertility as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines appropriate. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.