RESTORE Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing that reproductive health conditions are leading causes of infertility affecting 15-16% of couples, describing conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, and fibroids, and noting, establishes definitions for "assisted reproductive technology" (IVF, etc.), "fertility awareness-based methods" (cycle tracking methods like Creighton, Billings), "restorative reproductive medicine" (treatment, and requires Assistant Secretary for Health to collect data and issue reports every 3 years on standard of care for infertility diagnoses, assessing studies on referrals to restorative medicine before assisted reproductive. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, grants, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Science & Space.
Who Benefits and How
Restorative reproductive medicine providers could gain revenue opportunities, Fertility awareness-based method educators could gain revenue opportunities, and Restorative reproductive medicine field would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health would take on compliance duties, CDC National Center for Health Statistics would take on compliance duties, and Title X family planning grantees would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings establishing that reproductive health conditions are leading causes of infertility affecting 15-16% of couples, describing conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, and fibroids, and noting...
- Establishes definitions for "assisted reproductive technology" (IVF, etc.), "fertility awareness-based methods" (cycle tracking methods like Creighton, Billings), "restorative reproductive medicine" (treatment...
- Requires Assistant Secretary for Health to collect data and issue reports every 3 years on standard of care for infertility diagnoses, assessing studies on referrals to restorative medicine before assisted reproductive...
- Requires Assistant Secretary for Health to collect data and issue reports every 3 years on standard of care for reproductive health condition diagnoses, assessing access to restorative reproductive medicine...
- Directs CDC Director to evaluate and consider modifying National Survey of Family Growth to add questions about restorative reproductive health, reproductive health conditions, fertility awareness methods...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing that reproductive health conditions are leading causes of infertility affecting 15-16% of couples, describing conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, and fibroids, and noting, establishes definitions for "assisted reproductive technology" (IVF, etc.), "fertility awareness-based methods" (cycle tracking methods like Creighton, Billings), "restorative reproductive medicine" (treatment, and requires Assistant Secretary for Health to collect data and issue reports every 3 years on standard of care for infertility diagnoses, assessing studies on referrals to restorative medicine before assisted reproductive.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings establishing that reproductive health conditions are leading causes of infertility affecting 15-16% of couples, describing conditions like endometriosis, PCOS, and fibroids, and noting, establishes definitions for "assisted reproductive technology" (IVF, etc.), "fertility awareness-based methods" (cycle tracking methods like Creighton, Billings), "restorative reproductive medicine" (treatment, and requires Assistant Secretary for Health to collect data and issue reports every 3 years on standard of care for infertility diagnoses, assessing studies on referrals to restorative medicine before assisted reproductive.
Policy Domains
RESTORE Act - Reproductive Health
Identified Gains
- Restorative reproductive medicine providers
- Fertility awareness-based method educators
- Restorative reproductive medicine field
- NaProTechnology training organizations
- Medical researchers studying reproductive conditions
Identified Costs
- HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics
- Title X family planning grantees
- CMS
- Reproductive Health National Training Center
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Fertility awareness-based method educators, NaProTechnology educational programs, NaProTechnology training organizations
Positive-direction: Fertility awareness-based method educators, NaProTechnology educational programs, NaProTechnology training organizations, Providers of restorative reproductive procedures, Restorative reproductive health education organizations, Restorative reproductive medicine field, Restorative reproductive medicine providers, Surgeons performing laparoscopic endometriosis excision
Negative-direction: Reproductive Health National Training Center, Title X family planning grantees, Traditional Title X family planning providers
CDC National Center for Health Statistics, CMS, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Women seeking reproductive health diagnoses, Women with endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids
Medical researchers studying reproductive conditions, Restorative reproductive medicine researchers
American Medical Association (CPT Editorial Panel)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of CDC (in survey context) or NIH Director (in research context)
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary for Health (HHS)
- "deputy_assistant_secretary"
- → Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Treatments involving handling of human eggs, sperm, and embryos outside the body including IVF, artificial insemination, and embryo donation
Evidence-based methods of tracking the menstrual cycle through biological signs like body temperature, cervical fluid, and hormones including Creighton method, Billings method, and Marquette method
Medical practices focused on addressing the underlying cause of reproductive health conditions and infertility through diagnosis and treatment rather than bypassing through assisted reproductive technology
Natural Procreative Technology - a standardized medical approach using fertility awareness charting to diagnose and treat reproductive conditions
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