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H.R. 211

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 211, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 6, 2025 by Rep. Julia Brownley (D) with 86 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 211 has 86 co-sponsors.

hb211/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 211 IH: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-06
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 211  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 6, 2025   Ms. Brownley  (for herself,  Ms. McClellan ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mr. Morelle ,  Ms. Strickland ,  Mr. Peters ,  Mr. Khanna ,  Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida ,  Mr. Landsman ,  Mrs. Ramirez , and  Ms. Schakowsky ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act  .
2.
Limitation on copayments for contraception
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  to pay  and all that follows through the period and inserting  to pay— ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
(A)
an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); or
(B)
an amount for any contraceptive item for which coverage under health insurance coverage is required without the imposition of any cost-sharing requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)(4) ).
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 6, 2025

hb211/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/06/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Julia Brownley (D) sponsors H.R. 211, and 86 members have co-sponsored it, 11 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 211 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Feb 6, 2025 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jan 6, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 211 has taken 3 actions since Jan 6, 2025, the latest on Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Jan 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 211 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 211 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act — Display Title
  • Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 51 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 211 in 26 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Defense, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
POWER TO DECIDE—District of Columbia18$36.1K
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC—New York15—
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS—New York13—
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDsocial welfare organization to promote equal rights and opportunities for womenDistrict of Columbia13—
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCInternational and domestic Human rights AdvocacyNew York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
POWER TO DECIDE18$36.1K
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.15—
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS13—
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND13—
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 51.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MONICA EDWARDS118
RACHEL FEY118
TARA MANCINI118
SOFIA URIAGEREKA117
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
ADRIENNE DERVARTANIAN113
AMY MATSUI113
AMY ROYCE113
DORIANNE MASON113
EMILY MARTIN113
GAYLYNN BURROUGHS113
JACQUELYN WANG113
JESSICA FINUCAN113
JULIE VOGTMAN113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INCIRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INCIRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.2026 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INCIRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSCENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2026 first_quarter$85K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2026 second_quarter$75K2nd Quarter - Report
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSCENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSCENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUNDNATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER ACTION FUND2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Amendme…
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2025 first_quarter$36.1K1st Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2025 first_quarter$36.1K1st Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2025 second_quarter$32.6K2nd Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2025 second_quarter$32.6K2nd Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2026 second_quarter$21.7K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 211 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 211’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr211/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 211 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Family planning and birth control to Women's health.

hr211/subjects.txt
Family planning and birth controlHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessVeterans' medical careWomen's health

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 211, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 2 (Monday, January 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY:H.R. 211.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H49]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com