118th Congress Health
S. 3612: Access to Family Building Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- Passed House (not reached)
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Summary
This bill provides a statutory right to access assisted reproductive technology (e.g., in vitro fertilization).
Specifically, under the bill, individuals have the right to access assisted reproductive technology, and to retain all rights with respect to the use or disposition of reproductive genetic materials (e.g., eggs or sperm), without prohibitions or unreasonable restrictions. Health care providers and insurers also have the right to provide and cover these services, respectively.
The bill does not affect state or local health and safety regulations that achieve their purpose in the least restrictive manner possible.
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The Department of Justice may bring civil actions against states, localities, or government officials or entities that enact or enforce limitations or requirements that violate this bill. Individuals and health care providers who are affected by violations may also bring civil actions for relief.
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
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NYOriginal
- Patty Murray D-WAOriginal
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Robert Casey D-PA
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Edward Markey D-MA
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Michael Bennet D-CO
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Laphonza Butler D-CA
- Maria Cantwell D-WA
- Benjamin Cardin D-MD
- Thomas Carper D-DE
- Richard Durbin D-IL
- John Fetterman D-PA
- John Hickenlooper D-CO
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Timothy Kaine D-VA
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Alejandro Padilla D-CA
- John Reed D-RI
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Debbie Stabenow D-MI
- Brian Schatz D-HI
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- Ron Wyden D-OR
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Mark Warner D-VA
- Angus King I-ME
- Gary Peters D-MI
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
- George Helmy D-NJ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tammy Duckworth SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Tammy Duckworth.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.