Protect Access to Birth Control Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7517 To provide that the rules entitled ‘‘Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ and ‘‘Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Cer- tain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 9, 2020 Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. LEE of Cali- fornia, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. BERA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. COOPER, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. MENG, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. DEAN, Mr. VELA, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. WILD, Mr. CLAY, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. POCAN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KEATING, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. LAW- RENCE, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. CAR- SON of Indiana, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SIRES, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. TITUS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:31 Jul 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H7517.IH H7517 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7517 IH GREEN of Texas, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. SOTO, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CROW, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KIL- MER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HECK, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. BASS, Mr. BEYER, and Mr. HIMES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- mittees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that the rules entitled ‘‘Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ and ‘‘Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Cer- tain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Access to Birth 4 Control Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO 6 RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EXEMPTIONS AND 7 ACCOMMODATIONS FOR COVERAGE OF CER- 8 TAIN PREVENTIVE SERVICES. 9 The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 10 Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:31 Jul 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7517.IH H7517 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7517 IH may not take any action to implement, enforce, or other- 1 wise give effect to the rules entitled ‘‘Religious Exemp- 2 tions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Pre- 3 ventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ (83 Fed. 4 Reg. 57536 (November 15, 2018)) and ‘‘Moral Exemp- 5 tions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Pre- 6 ventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’ (83 Fed. 7 Reg. 57592 (November 15, 2018)). 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:36 Jul 29, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7517.IH H7517 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS