S3990-119

In Committee

PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury should, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate provision: 2799A–12. Prohibition on preauthorization requirements with respect to certain services A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, procurement rules, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Healthcare, Finance, and Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury should...
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 3.
  • Expands a compliance mandate provision: 2799A–12. Prohibition on preauthorization requirements with respect to certain services A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health...
  • Expands a compliance mandate provision: 727. Prohibition on preauthorization requirements with respect to certain services A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall...
  • Expands a compliance mandate provision: 9827. Prohibition on preauthorization requirements with respect to certain services A group health plan shall not impose any preauthorization requirements with respect to coverage...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury should, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate provision: 2799A–12. Prohibition on preauthorization requirements with respect to certain services A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Finance, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury should, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate provision: 2799A–12. Prohibition on preauthorization requirements with respect to certain services A group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Finance Criminal Justice

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 4, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 4, 2026

Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Alsobrooks, Ms. Baldwin, …

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 Finance Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"PEP" §id76ab28213e834c5b8622741d2f9ad469

any drug or combination of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for preventing HIV transmission after a sexual or other exposure associated with a high risk of HIV transmission

"PEP" §idbf8988cd89384a3db641d51ccfb92c62

any drug or combination of drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for preventing HIV transmission after a sexual or other exposure associated with a high risk of HIV transmission

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