S797-119

In Committee

Family Building FEHB Fairness Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 27, 2025

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 mandates that Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans cover comprehensive fertility treatments including IVF, egg/sperm freezing, artificial insemination, genetic testing of embryos, fertility medications. It relies on compliance mandates and product standards. The main policy areas are Healthcare, Finance, and Trade.

Who Benefits and How

Federal employees and dependents seeking fertility treatment could see lower costs, IVF and assisted reproductive technology providers could gain revenue opportunities, and Fertility clinics and reproductive endocrinology practices could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

U.S. Treasury (federal government as employer) could face higher costs, Federal employee health insurance carriers would take on compliance duties, and Office of Personnel Management would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Mandates that Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans cover comprehensive fertility treatments including IVF, egg/sperm freezing, artificial insemination, genetic testing of embryos, fertility medications...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill mandates that Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans cover comprehensive fertility treatments including IVF, egg/sperm freezing, artificial insemination, genetic testing of embryos, fertility medications.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Finance, Trade

Primary Purpose

The bill mandates that Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans cover comprehensive fertility treatments including IVF, egg/sperm freezing, artificial insemination, genetic testing of embryos, fertility medications.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Finance Trade

Section 2 - Fertility treatment benefits

Identified Gains
  • Federal employees and dependents seeking fertility treatment
  • IVF and assisted reproductive technology providers
  • Fertility clinics and reproductive endocrinology practices
  • Pharmaceutical companies producing fertility medications
  • Gamete donation services and sperm/egg banks
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Gamete donation services and sperm/egg banks:
IVF and assisted reproductive technology providers:
Pharmaceutical companies producing fertility medications:
Fertility clinics and reproductive endocrinology practices:
Federal employees and dependents seeking fertility treatment:
Identified Costs
  • U.S. Treasury (federal government as employer)
  • Federal employee health insurance carriers
  • Office of Personnel Management
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
Office of Personnel Management:
Federal employee health insurance carriers:
U.S. Treasury (federal government as employer):

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 27, 2025

Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, Mr. Padilla, …

Feb 27, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Medical Specialists
4 mentions across 1 clause
+4 positive

Cryopreservation facilities (egg/sperm/embryo freezing), Fertility clinics and reproductive endocrinology practices, Gamete donation services and sperm/egg banks

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Treasury (federal government as employer)

Financial Services
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal employee health insurance carriers

Manufacturing
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Pharmaceutical companies producing fertility medications

Medical Laboratories
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Genetic testing laboratories (embryo testing)

Consumers
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Federal employees and dependents seeking fertility treatment

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Finance Trade
Actor Mappings
"the_director"
→ Director of the Office of Personnel Management
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"fertility treatment" §2(c)

Includes preservation of oocytes/sperm/embryos, artificial insemination, assisted reproductive technology (IVF), genetic testing of embryos, fertility medications, gamete donation, and other related services as determined by OPM Director in coordination with HHS Secretary

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