S. 2605: Preserving Religious Freedom and a Woman's Access to Contraception Act
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S. 2605: Preserving Religious Freedom and a Woman's Access to Contraception Act
113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-15 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Preserving Religious Freedom and a Woman's Access to Contraception Act
Plain summary
Preserving Religious Freedom and a Woman's Access to Contraception Act - Prohibits employers from restricting employees from purchasing any drug or medical device regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Repeals sections of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to: (1) allow health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending accounts to be used to pay for non-prescription drugs; and (2) remove the annual limit for salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.
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Official text
Preserving Religious Freedom and a Woman's Access to Contraception Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · 16 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), James E. Risch (R-ID), John Thune (R-SD), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2605.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s2605 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113