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H.R. 1692: Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

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H.R. 1692: Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-12 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

Plain summary

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019 This bill requires coverage for abortion care through public health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, as well as insurance plans for federal employees. Further, abortion care must be available at federal, and federally supported, health care facilities to individuals eligible for services at such facilities. Additionally, the bill prohibits federal, state, or local governments from restricting coverage for abortion care available through private health insurance plans.

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Official text

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 186 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Adam Smith (D-WA), Al Green (D-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) and 126 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr1692 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116