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S. 3295: PrEP Access and Coverage Act

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S. 3295: PrEP Access and Coverage Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-12-01 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-12-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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

PrEP Access and Coverage Act

Plain summary

PrEP Access and Coverage Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover prescription drugs that prevent HIV, including related screenings, diagnostic procedures, administrative fees, and clinical follow-ups, without any cost-sharing obligation for the plan holder. Further, insurance plans must not impose any preauthorization requirement for this coverage. These coverage requirements also apply to public health insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Additionally, the bill prohibits denying, limiting, or qualifying coverage or increasing premiums for disability insurance, long-term care insurance, or life insurance policies based on an individual taking medication for HIV prevention. The bill further requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, or directly to eligible local organizations, to provide uninsured individuals and underinsured individuals access to prescription drugs and related services that prevent HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also must develop a public awareness campaign that focuses efforts in communities with a high need for HIV prevention treatment.

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Official text

PrEP Access and Coverage Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] reported raising $48,878 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s3295 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117