# 119-hr-1670: Family Building FEHB Fairness Act

119-hr-1670, Family Building FEHB Fairness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1670
- Congress: 119
- Title: Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would require Federal Employee Health Benefits to cover fertility treatment.** The bill would add "fertility treatment benefits" to 5 U.S.C. 8904 and define fertility treatment to include preservation of oocytes, sperm, or embryos, artificial insemination, assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilization, genetic testing of embryos, fertility medications, and gamete donation. It would give the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, working with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, authority to add other fertility-related services. Coverage would begin one year after enactment. - Federal employees and families: Federal workers and their dependents would gain coverage for a wide range of fertility services, including IVF, preservation, genetic testing, medications, and donor gametes. - FEHB plans: Federal Employee Health Benefit plans would need to add fertility treatment as a required benefit and update plan offerings within the one-year implementation period. - Agencies that run benefits: The Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Health and Human Services would coordinate to define and expand covered services as clinical practice evolves.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fertility care in federal health plans: benefit, medium. If you are enrolled in an FEHB plan, fertility care could be covered starting one year after enactment. Services could include egg, sperm, or embryo preservation; insemination; IVF when doctors say it is needed; embryo genetic testing; fertility medicines; and donor gametes. OPM, with HHS, could ad…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1670 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1670)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1670 (as of 2026-04-21).