S3612-118

Introduced

To prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medical care surrounding such technology.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medical care surrounding such technology., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Family Building Act.
  • Section ide90b0b4dfc3e481c8f92cf4d35f2a682: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term assisted reproductive technology has the meaning given such term in section 8 of the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and...
  • Section id81dc50e0e1164c8da6ff191a12c4b433: 3. Findings and purpose Congress finds the following: Congress has the authority to enact this Act to protect access to fertility treatments pursuant to— its...
  • Section id2a62d7b69b03426fad20a1036e1b9745: 4. Access to assisted reproductive technology An individual has a statutory right under this Act, including without prohibition or unreasonable limitation or...
  • Section id781ae22238244eb79c17a98e61e1e47b: 5. Applicability and preemption This Act supersedes and applies to the law of the Federal Government and each State government, and the implementation of such...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medical care surrounding such technology., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Government Operations, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology, and all medical care surrounding such technology., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Government Operations Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 18, 2024

Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, and Mrs. …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Government Operations Finance
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

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