Protect nationwide access to fertility services like IVF and make them affordable and covered by health plans.

Lauren supports legislation to ensure nationwide access to fertility services like IVF is protected. Services like IVF should be affordable and covered by health plans.

Supports legislation protecting IVF access and affordability, including health-plan coverage.

Reproductive Freedom - Underwood for Congress
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introduced the Health Coverage for Inclusive and Valued Families (IVF) Act of 2025

Underwood introduced legislation to expand ACA coverage to include fertility treatment and IVF, making such care more affordable and accessible.

Underwood Introduces Health Coverage for IVF Act to Make Fertility Treatment More Affordable and Accessible | Representative Lauren Underwood
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The campaign issue page says Lauren supports legislation to ensure nationwide access to fertility services like IVF is protected, and that services like IVF should be affordable and covered by health plans.

This establishes the campaign promise in the user's claim.

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Reproductive Freedom - Underwood for Congress
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Congress.gov shows Rep. Underwood introduced H.R.10131 on November 15, 2024, with the official title to amend the Affordable Care Act to include fertility treatment and care as an essential health benefit. The latest action is referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Underwood took concrete legislative action toward the promise, but the bill was only introduced and referred.

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H.R.10131 - Health Coverage for IVF Act of 2024
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Congress.gov shows Rep. Underwood introduced H.R.3480 on May 19, 2025, again proposing to amend the Affordable Care Act to include fertility treatment and care as an essential health benefit. The latest action is referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, with the bill still listed as Introduced.

The promise remained unfulfilled in the 119th Congress as well; the proposal did not advance beyond introduction and committee referral.

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H.R.3480 - Health Coverage for IVF Act of 2025
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The campaign issue page says Underwood supports legislation to ensure nationwide access to fertility services like IVF is protected, and says services like IVF should be affordable and covered by health plans.

Establishes the specific campaign promise: protected nationwide IVF/fertility access plus affordability and health-plan coverage.

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Reproductive Freedom - Underwood for Congress
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The House Clerk records a discharge petition for H.Res.1346 to bring up H.R.7056, a bill to prohibit limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology and surrounding medical care. Lauren Underwood is listed as signer number 19 on July 24, 2024.

Underwood took concrete House action toward the nationwide access part of the promise, but the discharge-petition route did not produce an enacted law.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Discharge Petition No. 15
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Congress.gov shows Rep. Underwood introduced H.R.10131 on November 15, 2024. The bill would amend the Affordable Care Act to add fertility treatment and care as an essential health benefit, including IVF, regardless of whether the person has an infertility diagnosis. Its latest action was referral to House Energy and Commerce, and its status remained Introduced.

This was a direct legislative attempt to make IVF/fertility care covered by health plans, but it did not pass or become law in the 118th Congress.

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Text - H.R.10131 - Health Coverage for IVF Act of 2024
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Congress.gov shows Rep. Underwood introduced H.R.3480 on May 19, 2025, to amend the ACA to include fertility treatment and care as an essential health benefit. The bill text includes IVF, at least three complete oocyte retrievals, unlimited embryo transfers from those retrievals, parity limits on cost-sharing and treatment limitations, and a prohibition on denial based on lack of infertility diagnosis. The bill was referred to House Energy and Commerce and remained at Introduced status.

Underwood renewed the coverage legislation in the 119th Congress, but it still had not advanced beyond introduction and referral.

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Text - H.R.3480 - Health Coverage for IVF Act of 2025
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The current U.S. Code section on ACA essential health benefits lists required categories such as ambulatory patient services, emergency services, hospitalization, maternity and newborn care, mental health and substance use disorder services, prescription drugs, rehabilitative and habilitative services, laboratory services, preventive and wellness services, and pediatric services. Fertility treatment or IVF is not listed as an essential health benefit.

Federal law had not been amended to add IVF/fertility treatment as a nationwide essential health benefit covered by health plans.

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42 U.S.C. 18022 - Essential Health Benefits Requirements
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The Senate roll-call page for S.4445 states the measure title was to protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including IVF. The September 17, 2024 cloture vote required three-fifths and was rejected, 51 yeas to 44 nays.

A federal nationwide IVF-access bill failed procedurally in the Senate, reinforcing that the nationwide-access promise was not delivered by enacted federal law.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 118th Congress, Vote 242
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