Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015
Sponsored By: Representative Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
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Summary
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program; (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services in its own facilities or in facilities with which it contracts to provide medical care. The federal government may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by state or local governments or by private health plans. State and local governments may not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise inhibit insurance coverage of abortion care by private health plans. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal government, acting in its capacity as an insurer, employer, or health care provider, should serve as a model for the nation to ensure coverage of abortion care; and (2) restrictions on coverage of abortion care in the private insurance market must end.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/30/2015
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2016
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/23/2016
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/1/2016
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/12/2016
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 9/21/2016
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
SAM FARR
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
CORRINE BROWN
FL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/8/2015
Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 7/9/2015
LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/13/2015
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/13/2015
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
SANDER LEVIN
MI • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 7/28/2015
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2015
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
Sponsored 9/10/2015
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/10/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2015
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/11/2015
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2015
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/16/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/1/2016
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/29/2016
RUBEN HINOJOSA
TX • D
Sponsored 3/14/2016
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/14/2016
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/26/2016
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/27/2016
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/5/2016
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 9/6/2016
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2016
Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/15/2016
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/7/2016
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/8/2016
Roll Call Votes
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