# 119-s-2035: Protect IVF Act

119-s-2035, Protect IVF Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2035
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect IVF Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**A federal right to fertility treatment.** This bill would create statutory rights for people to seek, receive, continue, or complete fertility care, including assisted reproductive technology like in vitro fertilization, and to control donor testing, storage, and disposition of reproductive material. - Families and patients would gain a federal right to access fertility treatments and to make decisions about donor use, testing, storage, and disposition, guided by widely accepted medical standards. - Health care providers would have a federal right to offer and finish lawful fertility care, to test and store reproductive material, and to enter contracts for handling that material, with standards informed by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and guidance from the Secretary of Health and Human Services. - Health insurance issuers would have rights to cover fertility treatments that meet the standards and manufacturers would have rights to supply necessary drugs and devices. Enforcement paths include action by the Attorney General and private lawsuits, with federal courts authorized to grant relief and award fees. The bill would override state laws that conflict with its standards while preserving state safety rules that follow evidence-based guidance and limited exceptions.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Right to get fertility treatment: benefit, medium. If enacted, individuals would have a federal right to receive and to continue fertility treatment, including IVF and egg or sperm preservation. If enacted, this right would apply when a state rule blocks care that affects interstate commerce and when care follows widely accepted medical standards.…
- Protections for fertility providers: benefit, medium. If enacted, health-care providers would have a federal right to choose to offer and to continue fertility treatment when state rules interfere with interstate commerce. If enacted, providers must follow widely accepted, evidence-based medical standards and be licensed where state law requires it. I…
- Federal enforcement and preemption rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the U.S. Attorney General could sue states that enforce rules violating the bill and ask courts to set those rules aside. If enacted, individuals and providers could also sue state actors, seek injunctions, and recover court costs and reasonable attorney fees if they win. If enacted, th…
- Manufacturers can supply fertility products: benefit, medium. If enacted, makers of legally marketed fertility drugs and devices would have a federal right to make, import, market, and sell those products when state rules interfere with interstate commerce. If enacted, the bill defines who counts as a manufacturer for these protections. If enacted, the bill w…
- Insurers may cover fertility care: mixed, medium. If enacted, health insurers would be allowed to offer plans that cover fertility treatment when state rules interfere with interstate commerce. If enacted, the bill would not force any insurer to cover fertility care or set payment rates. If enacted, any coverage would apply only to care provided c…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-s-3214: Background Check Expansion Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2035 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2035)

## Related
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1115)
- [119-s-3214: Background Check Expansion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3214)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2035 (as of 2025-12-21).