H.R. 2709: Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

Plain summary

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021 This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) contraceptive care and family planning services. Specifically, the bill prohibits cost-sharing with respect to TRICARE beneficiaries for specified prescription contraceptives. Additionally, the bill prohibits cost-sharing for TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in relation to any in-network method of contraception or contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow-up), any sterilization procedure, or any related patient education or counseling service. The bill requires DOD to provide information on all methods of emergency contraception and care to sexual assault survivors at its medical treatment facilities. Upon request by a sexual assault survivor, DOD must provide such emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception. Finally, DOD must establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. Such education programs must be provided to service members during their first year of service and at other appropriate times, as determined by each military department.

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Official text

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · 123 cosponsors

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Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James A. Himes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA) and 63 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2709.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2709 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117