Require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to cover over-the-counter contraceptives.

Full Title To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives. Sponsors Ayanna Pressley(MA) Cosponsors Ami Bera (CA); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Shontel M. Brown (OH); Julia Brownley (CA); Salud O. Carbajal (CA); Troy A. Carter (LA); Sean Casten (IL); Judy Chu (CA); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (NJ); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Laura Friedman (CA); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Jimmy Gomez (CA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Summer L. Lee (PA); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); LaMonica McIver (NJ); Grace Meng (NY); Kevin Mullin (CA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Chellie Pingree (ME); Mike Quigley (IL); Mary Gay Scanlon (PA); Melanie A. Stansbury (NM); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Ritchie Torres (NY); Lauren Underwood (IL); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Nikema Williams (GA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL)

Underwood was listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10597, a bill to require health plans and insurance coverage to cover over-the-counter contraceptives.

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill metadata shows a 2026 House bill matching the commitment was introduced, but the listed version is only introduced-in-House, not enacted. Lauren Underwood is listed among supporters on the same GovInfo record.

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The proposed rules would also have required plans and issuers to cover certain recommended over-the-counter contraceptive items without requiring a prescription and without imposing cost-sharing requirements.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The prior federal regulatory route would have advanced OTC contraceptive coverage, but the Federal Register notice withdrew the proposed rule as of January 15, 2025, leaving the federal requirement unresolved absent later enactment or final rulemaking.

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Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)
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