Will support legislation preserving the FDA's sole authority to determine drug safety and efficacy and make qualifying contraception available over the counter without a prescription.

Jeanne Shaheen · New Hampshire · Democratic

policy impact 0.52 specificity 0.75 extraction confidence 78%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support the Affordability is Access Act provision maintaining FDA authority over drug safety, efficacy, and over-the-counter access decisions.. Promised outcome: FDA-approved contraception could be made available over the counter without a prescription under FDA authority.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. Senate press release during Shaheen's current federal Senate term, describing provisions of the Affordability is Access Act she helped introduce.

Occurrences

The Affordability is Access Act would also maintain the FDA’s sole authority to determine the safety and efficacy of drugs and make them available over the counter without a prescription and ensure retailers provide contraception without a prescription.

The legislation Shaheen helped introduce would preserve FDA authority over safety and efficacy decisions and over-the-counter access without prescriptions.

Shaheen Joins Effort to Expand Coverage ... | U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen
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Evidence

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helped introduce the bicameral Affordability is Access Act

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Shaheen's office reported during the lookback window that she helped introduce the Affordability is Access Act, a concrete support action for the promised legislation.

delivered same_term A for effort

Shaheen Joins Effort to Expand Coverage ... | U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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Jeanne Shaheen (NH); Tina Smith (MN)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill record lists Jeanne Shaheen among S. 5539 cosponsors/original introducers, confirming legislative support in the current lookback window.

delivered same_term A for effort

S. 5539 (IS) - Affordability is Access Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s5539is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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coverage without cost-sharing for contraceptives

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text states the purpose is to ensure access to affordable birth control by requiring coverage for FDA-regulated contraceptives used without a prescription.

delivered same_term A for effort

S. 5539 (Introduced-in-Senate)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Food and Drug Administration processes to review or approve

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The rules-of-construction section preserves FDA review and approval processes, matching the promise's FDA-authority component.

delivered same_term A for effort

S. 5539 (Introduced-in-Senate)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official action shows S. 5539 remained referred to committee, so enactment of the bill itself was still unresolved as of the lookback record.

unresolved same_term A for effort

S. 5539 (IS) - Affordability is Access Act of 2026 - BILLS-119s5539is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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FDA approved Opill as a nonprescription oral birth control pill

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FDA approval of Opill shows at least one qualifying oral contraceptive became available without a prescription through FDA action, though not through enactment of Shaheen-backed legislation.

partial same_term

Opill (0.075mg Oral Norgestrel Tablet) Information
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-10-09 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The commitment is to support legislation containing the FDA-authority and over-the-counter contraception provisions, not to secure enactment. Verified evidence shows Shaheen helped introduce the Affordability is Access Act, GovInfo lists Jeanne Shaheen on S. 5539, and the bill text includes contraceptive access and preservation of FDA review/approval processes. Because her support and introduction are material candidate actions during the same Senate term, the action promise is fulfilled even though enactment is not shown.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%