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H.R. 239: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

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H.R. 239: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 184 (2021): On Passage, HR239 (2021-06-24), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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 Contraception for Veterans Act

Plain summary

Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.

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Official text

Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 76 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 239, Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (2021-05-25)

Cosponsors on this site

Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sean Casten (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) and 16 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] reported raising $580,025 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr239 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117