Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
In Committee
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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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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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
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
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
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Khanna
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
Schakowsky
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
Crow
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
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/9/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 1/13/2025
Turner (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 1/13/2025
Sherrill
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
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 1/22/2025
Escobar
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
Cisneros
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
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 1/31/2025
Simon
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
Craig
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
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
McBride
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
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 2/18/2025
Levin
CA • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Friedman
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
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 4/28/2025
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/9/2025
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 5/9/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/9/2025
Schrier
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
Elfreth
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
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