# 116-hr-3798: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

116-hr-3798, Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3798
- Congress: 116
- Title: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 or service that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2019-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2019-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2019-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-3798 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3798)

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