Convenient Contraception Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1239 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1239 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025 Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, and Ms. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Convenient Contraception Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO PERMIT AN INDIVIDUAL TO OBTAIN A 365-DAY SUPPLY OF CONTRACEPTIVES. (a) Requirement.-- (1) In general.--Section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13(a)) is amended by adding at the end of the matter following paragraph (5), the following: ``To be in compliance with the requirement under paragraph (4), regardless of the guidelines described in such paragraph, the Secretary shall require a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group or individual health ins