S4223-118

Introduced

To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 1, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Trade, Civil Rights.

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 H9D03CEE2E4684DB7AA2307BF871CE861: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Birth Control Act.
  • Section H2D2F747B22C94C2B814031A343FD07C2: 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: Family planning is basic health care. Access to contraception helps people determine if and when to become pregnant....
  • Section H3953E39844944DDB9CC673F6D472FEFF: 3. Duties of pharmacies to ensure provision of contraception and medication related to contraception Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act (42...
  • Section H768A6CDFD3D940329E0E4A157FA0A291: 249. Duties of pharmacies to ensure provision of contraception and medication related to contraception Subject to subsection (c), a pharmacy that receives...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Trade, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Trade Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 1, 2024

Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, …

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 Trade Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"pharmacy" §H3953E39844944DDB9CC673F6D472FEFF

an entity that— is authorized by a State to engage in the business of selling prescription drugs at retail

"pharmacy" §H768A6CDFD3D940329E0E4A157FA0A291

an entity that— is authorized by a State to engage in the business of selling prescription drugs at retail

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