Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The Convenient Contraception Act amends the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health plans to allow enrollees to obtain up to a 365-day supply of contraceptives in a single fill or refill without cost-sharing.
The rule applies to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
HHS, Labor, and Treasury must begin outreach within 90 days of enactment to inform providers and enrollees about the change.
Technocratic, modest-impact bill that improves access to contraception but occupies a politically sensitive policy area with potential legal and ideological resistance.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that clearly creates a new coverage entitlement and situates the requirement within the Public Health Service Act with an effective date and a short outreach mandate. It provides a clear single-sentence operational rule (up to 365-day supply, single fill/refill, no cost-sharing) but leaves many implementation, fiscal, enforcement, and edge-case details to implementing agencies or future rulemaking.
Liberal emphasizes access and equity benefits
Liberal emphasizes access and equity benefits
Likely strongly supportive because the bill expands contraceptive access, reduces cost barriers, and increases reproductive autonomy.
Supporters will view the single-fill 365-day option as evidence-based convenience that improves adherence and equity.
Generally supportive of expanded access but cautious about costs, administrative implementation, and legal risks.
Wants clear guidance, cost estimates, and monitoring to ensure effective rollout without unintended consequences.
Likely opposed because the bill imposes a federal insurance coverage mandate and could raise costs or conflict with employer and pharmacy conscience protections.
Skeptical of federal expansion into private insurance choices.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Technocratic, modest-impact bill that improves access to contraception but occupies a politically sensitive policy area with potential legal and ideological resistance.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberal emphasizes access and equity benefits
Technocratic, modest-impact bill that improves access to contraception but occupies a politically sensitive policy area with potential lega…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a focused statutory amendment that clearly creates a new coverage entitlement and situates the requirement within the Public Health Service Act with an effective d…
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