Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9865 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9865 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 27, 2024 Ms. Escobar (for herself, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Khanna, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Veasey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Himes, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Wild, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Peters, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Evans, Ms. Brownley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Ross, and Ms. McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 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 ``Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Women are serving in the Armed Forces at increasing rates, playing a critical role in the national security of the United States. Women comprise