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H.R. 5665

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5665, the ACE Veterans Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 30, 2025 by Rep. Lauren Underwood (D). It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Dec 3, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 5665 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5665/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5665 IH: Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-30
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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. 5665  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 30, 2025   Ms. Underwood  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend  chapter 17  of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act   or the   ACE Veterans Act  .
2.
Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products
(a)
Full-Year supply
Subchapter II of  chapter 17  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 1720L  the following new section:
1720M.
Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products
(a)
Availability of full-Year supply
The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705 of this title and to whom a medical provider of the Department prescribes contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products may elect to fill such prescription as a full-year supply.
(b)
Notice
A medical provider of the Department who prescribes to a veteran contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products shall notify the veteran of the option to fill the prescription as a full-year supply.
(c)
Contraceptive product defined
In this section, the term  contraceptive product  means any drug, device, or biological product intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy, whether specifically intended to prevent pregnancy or for other health needs, that is approved, cleared, authorized, or licensed under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 , 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e, 360bbb–3) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ).
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720L the following new item:
1720M. Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products.
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Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-09-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Lauren Underwood (D) sponsors H.R. 5665 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5665 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 3, 2025 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Sep 30, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5665 has taken 3 actions since Sep 30, 2025, the latest on Dec 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 3, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Sep 30, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 5665 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5665, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 5665 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • ACE Veterans Act — Display Title
  • ACE Veterans Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5665 in 3 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.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER113
NAOMI MATHIS113
PETER DICKINSON113
SHAMALA CAPIZZI113
JOSEPH LEMAY112
KEVIN MILLER112
SHANE LIERMANN112
JOY ILEM111

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5665 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5665’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr5665/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com