Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8083
Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act
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Introduced 2026-03-25Topic: health care · public healthSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the federal Department of Health and Human Services to give priority review to drug makers' requests to sell routine-use oral birth control pills without a prescription to adults 18 and older. Emergency contraceptives and drugs also approved for inducing abortion would not qualify. The government would waive the application fee for these requests, and people under 18 would still need a prescription for these drugs. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress within one year on how much federal money went to contraception over the past 15 years through programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE.
Sponsors
- Ashley Hinson Republican sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-03-25 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-03-25 | Introduced in House | introduce |