Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1049
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019
Introduced
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Introduced in Senate on Apr 4, 2019
Overview
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Apr 4, 2019
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Apr 4, 2019
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Bill Number
1049
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
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Summary

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019

This bill addresses the access of military personnel and dependents to contraception and family planning information.

The bill revises coverage of women's health services under the TRICARE program to (1) prohibit the imposition of cost-sharing for care related to the prevention of pregnancy, whether provided through a facility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy program; and (2) include all methods of contraception approved by the Food and Drug Administration, contraceptive care, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling.

The Department of Defense (DOD) must furnish to sexual assault survivors at military medical facilities clear and comprehensible information about all methods of approved emergency contraception, notification of the survivor's right to confidentiality, and, upon request, emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception.

DOD shall also establish a uniform standard curriculum for use in programs of family planning education during the first year of a member's service, when a member is in training to assume command, and when an enlisted member becomes a senior enlisted member.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
04/04/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
04/04/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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