Support the Affordability is Access Act of 2026 to require group health plans and individual health insurance coverage to cover over-the-counter contraceptives.

Melanie A. Stansbury · New Mexico · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support H.R. 10597, the Affordability is Access Act of 2026, to require coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.. Promised outcome: Group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage would provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As a U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st District in the 119th Congress, Stansbury cosponsored H.R. 10597, introduced September 24, 2026.

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Action Ms. Pressley (for herself, Mr. Bera, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casten, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Friedman, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Meng, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned Bill Number H.R. 10597 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Affordability is Access Act of 2026 Full Title To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.

Stansbury was listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10597, the Affordability is Access Act of 2026, a bill to require health plans and insurance coverage to cover over-the-counter contraceptives.

H.R. 10597 (IH) - Affordability is Access Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10597ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Melanie A. Stansbury (NM)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill details list Rep. Melanie A. Stansbury as a cosponsor of H.R. 10597, the Affordability is Access Act of 2026, introduced during the current 119th Congress.

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To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced bill text matches the commitment's policy target: requiring group health plans and individual or group coverage to cover over-the-counter contraceptives.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 10597 - Affordability is Access Act of 2026 - Introduced in House
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Ms. SCANLON, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. TLAIB

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record entry for the introduction of H.R. 10597 includes Stansbury in the list of members for whom Rep. Pressley introduced the bill, corroborating Stansbury's original support.

delivered same_term A for effort

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Last Action Date Listed September 24, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows the bill's latest listed action was its September 24, 2026 introduction and committee referral, so the support commitment has concrete action but the underlying bill had not yet become law as of the checked record.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 10597 (IH) - Affordability is Access Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10597ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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Public state: delivered As of 2026-10-05 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The commitment is to support H.R. 10597, not to secure enactment of its coverage mandate. Verified evidence lists Melanie A. Stansbury as associated with/cosponsoring the introduced bill, and the verified bill text matches the promised policy target requiring coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives. The latest verified action shows the bill was still at introduction/referral as of September 24, 2026, so this does not prove enactment, but it does fulfill the specific support commitment in the same congressional term.

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