118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 1527: Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) contraceptive care and family planning services.
Specifically, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements with respect to TRICARE beneficiaries for specified prescription contraceptives.
Additionally, the bill prohibits cost-sharing requirements for TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in relation to any in-network method of contraception or contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow-up), any sterilization procedure, or any related patient education or counseling service.
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The bill requires DOD to provide information on emergency contraceptives and care to sexual assault survivors at its medical treatment facilities. Upon request by a sexual assault survivor, DOD must provide such emergency contraceptives or a prescription for emergency contraceptives.
Finally, DOD must establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. Such education programs must be provided to service members during their first year of service and at other appropriate times, as determined by each military department.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sherrod Brown D-OHOriginal
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Michael Bennet D-COOriginal
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Susan Collins R-MEOriginal
- Richard Durbin D-ILOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Mazie Hirono D-HIOriginal
- Margaret Hassan D-NHOriginal
- Mark Kelly D-AZOriginal
- Timothy Kaine D-VAOriginal
- Robert Menendez D-NJOriginal
- Patty Murray D-WAOriginal
- Bernard Sanders I-VTOriginal
- Debbie Stabenow D-MIOriginal
- Tina Smith D-MNOriginal
- Jon Tester D-MTOriginal
- Ron Wyden D-OROriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Benjamin Cardin D-MD
- Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- John Fetterman D-PA
- Angus King I-ME
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- John Hickenlooper D-CO
Who scored on this bill
- 1Jeanne Shaheen SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Jeanne Shaheen.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.