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H.R. 544: Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023

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H.R. 544: Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-01-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 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

Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023

Plain summary

Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish infertility treatments, standard fertility preservation services, or both to a covered veteran or partner of a covered veteran. A covered veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and has infertility or is at risk of having infertility, as determined by a licensed physician. The VA may furnish up to three completed in vitro fertilization cycles that result in live birth, or 10 attempted cycles, whichever occurs first. Additionally, the VA may furnish in vitro fertilization treatment using donated gametes or embryos. The VA must receive consent to furnish an in vitro fertilization cycle from the covered veteran, the partner of a covered veteran, and the third-party donor (if applicable). For purposes of paying travel expenses for treatment or services to the partner of a covered veteran, the VA must deem the partner to be a veteran receiving treatment or care. The VA must prescribe regulations related to the provision of infertility treatments and standard fertility preservation services as required by this bill. Prior to the enactment of such regulations, the VA must ensure that (1) counseling and treatment furnished under existing authority is available to a veteran and the veteran's partner, regardless of whether they are married; and (2) treatment under existing authority may be furnished using donated gametes or embryos.

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Official text

Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 39 cosponsors

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Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Greg Casar (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), William R. Keating (D-MA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Mike Levin (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT)

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.

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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr544 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118