Access to LARCs Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8084 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8084 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community health centers in health care deserts. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2026 Mrs. Hinson (for herself, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community health centers in health care deserts. 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 LARCs Act''. SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO RANGE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a study on the access of women in need to a range of contraceptive methods at community health centers located in health care deserts. Such study shall-- (1) include analysis related to reimbursement, inventory stocking, provider training, patient education, and other barriers to community health centers providing a range of contraceptive methods; and (2) indicate which community health centers are recipients of funding under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.). (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study under subsection (a). (c) Definitions.--In