# 117-hr-8428: Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act

117-hr-8428, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8428
- Congress: 117
- Title: Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-07-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to prioritize review of supplemental applications for over-the counter oral contraceptives that are intended for routine use. It also removes certain limitations in relation to such products and health savings accounts, flexible spending arrangements, and other arrangements (e.g., limitations on the number of items that may be purchased).

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8428 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8428)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
- [117-hr-5586: Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5586)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8428 (as of 2025-11-18).