119-hr-211119th CongressWALLET

Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

Sponsored By: Representative Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

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Summary

Limits VA copayments for contraception. This bill would cap what the Department of Veterans Affairs can charge veterans for contraceptive drugs and devices. It would bar copays above the VA's own cost for a medication and stop copays for contraceptive items that federal health insurance is required to cover without cost-sharing.

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Lower VA birth control copays for veterans

If enacted, VA would not be allowed to charge a copay above its own cost for contraceptive medicines it provides. For contraceptive items that private health plans must cover with no copay, VA would have to charge no copay. This would apply only when you get contraception from VA health care. Some copays could remain for other items, but never above VA’s cost.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

CA • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2026
Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/7/2025
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2025
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 1/7/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/7/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 1/13/2025
Sylvester Turner
TX • D
Sponsored 1/13/2025
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/13/2025
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/14/2025
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/4/2025
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 2/10/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2025
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 3/18/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/9/2025
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/9/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/9/2025
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/7/2026
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2026
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2026

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Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

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Lower VA birth control copays for veterans

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