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S. 4445: Right to IVF Act

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S. 4445: Right to IVF Act

118th Congress · introduced 2024-06-03 · Health · Latest: Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 242. (CR S6078)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2024-06-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 242 (2024): On the Cloture Motion, S4445 (2024-09-17), Cloture Motion Rejected. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Upon reconsideration, cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 242. (CR S6078) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Right to IVF Act

Plain summary

Right to IVF Act This bill provides a statutory right to access fertility treatments (e.g., in vitro fertilization). Specifically, under the bill, individuals have the right to access fertility treatments and to make decisions about the use of their reproductive genetic material (e.g., embryos) without limitation or interference. Health care providers and insurers have the right to provide and cover these services, respectively. Manufacturers of applicable drugs or devices also have the right to provide these drugs or devices. The bill supersedes state laws that limit or otherwise interfere with the provision of fertility treatments as set out under this bill, including laws that require medically unnecessary procedures or services in conjunction with fertility treatments or that restrict the ability of individuals to receive fertility treatments based on marital status or sex (including sexual orientation or gender identity). The bill does not affect state health and safety regulations for medical facilities or health care providers that are in accordance with widely accepted and evidence-based medical standards and for which the purpose cannot be achieved in another, nonrestrictive manner. The Department of Justice may bring civil actions against states, individuals, or entities that implement or enforce limitations or requirements that violate this bill. Individuals and health care providers may also bring civil actions. In addition, the bill provides for coverage of fertility treatments under Medicare and Medicaid and for members of the uniformed services and veterans. It also requires private insurers that cover obstetrical services to also cover fertility treatments.

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Official text

Right to IVF Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · 48 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: Letter to the Honorable Bill Cassidy, M.D. (2024-06-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), John Fetterman (D-PA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] reported raising $6.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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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.
Statute
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-s4445 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118