# 119-hr-211: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

119-hr-211, Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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- As of: 2026-10-07
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-211
- Congress: 119
- Title: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 88
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## 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.

## Cosponsors (88)

- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sylvester Turner (D-TX), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower VA birth control copays for veterans: benefit, low. 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…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-211 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/211)

## Related
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1564: Ethan's Law](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1564)
- [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-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-999: Right to Contraception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-999)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-211 (as of 2026-10-07).