H.R. 239Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

2 recorded actions231 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Julia Brownley [D-CA-26]
Cosponsors: 76 · 76 Democrats
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jul 12, 2021 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

IntroducedJan 11, 2021
Passed the HouseJun 24, 2021
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring payment from a veteran for any contraceptive item that is required to be covered by health insurance plans without a cost-sharing requirement.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 239 as passed House on Jun 24, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 2392 roll calls on this measure

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Jun 15, 2021Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJun 24, 2021

How every member votedHouse roll call 184

House Jun 24, 2021 · the primary vote

On Passage

Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

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245 Yea 181 Nay 4 not voting

Party-line vote 26 of 426 voting members broke with their own party: 26 Republicans.

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members430 members

Democratic219 members

Republican211 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors76 · 76 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 239 and vote against it. 18 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 23914 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 239 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Veterans9 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS

Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Medicare/Medicaid · Defense +11 more8 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

Veterans · Budget/Appropriations · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties · Defense +12 more8 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

POWER TO DECIDE

Budget/Appropriations · Veterans · Defense · Health Issues +3 more8 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2022Filing

MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

Defense · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Veterans7 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2021Filing

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALLIts PAC: Reproductive Freedom for All PAC

Government Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Foreign Relations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +3 more4 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2021Filing

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2021Filing

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.

Health Issues · Foreign Relations · Budget/Appropriations · Immigration +10 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2021Filing

WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT

Health Issues · Veterans · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2021Filing

AMERICAN LEGIONfiled by THE AMERICAN LEGION

Defense · Veterans · Foreign Relations1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2021Filing

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