Protect Access to Birth Control Act

S. 1985 · 115th Congress · Oct 19, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Protect Access to Birth Control Act”.

Sec. 2 Repeal

The rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled “Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” (82 Fed. Reg. 47792 (October 13, 2017)) and “Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” (82 Fed. Reg. 47838 (October 13, 2017)), shall have no force or effect, and shall be treated as though such rules had never taken effect.

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Oct 19, 2017viewing Introduced in Senate Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Franken, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Coons, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall, Ms. Harris, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Protect Access to Birth Control Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Repeal

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