S. 1847: Affordability is Access Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-13 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Affordability is Access Act

Plain summary

Affordability is Access Act This bill establishes several requirements relating to health-insurance coverage of, and access to, over-the-counter contraceptives. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury to specify that private health-insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), even without a prescription. Under current law, private health-insurance plans (with some exceptions) must cover FDA-approved prescription contraceptives, without cost-sharing requirements. The bill also prohibits retailers from interfering with an individual's access to oral contraceptives that are meant for routine, daily use and are FDA-approved for use without a prescription.

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Official text

Affordability is Access Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · 30 cosponsors

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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tina Smith (D-MN), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1847.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s1847 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116