Supporting legislation that would enact federal protections for IVF into law
Support legislation that would enact federal protections for IVF into law.
Occurrences
Evidence
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler reintroduced the IVF Access and Affordability Act to expand options for families to ease the financial burden of IVF services.
Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (Introduced 03/05/2025). Latest Action: House - 03/05/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Introduced.
Congressman Mike Lawler hosted a press conference at Montefiore Nyack Hospital to raise awareness for the reintroduction of his IVF Access and Affordability Act, which provides up to a $40,000 federal tax credit to help families cover the cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments.
Congressman Lawler applauded President Trump’s signing of an Executive Order aimed at expanding access to and lowering the cost of IVF treatments. Lawler said he had previously introduced the IVF Access and Affordability Act to tackle this issue.
Assessments
Lawler did support IVF-related federal legislation by introducing and reintroducing the IVF Access and Affordability Act in 2025, and he publicly promoted it. But the promise was to support legislation that would enact federal protections for IVF into law, and the cited bill remained only introduced and referred to committee with no enactment. The additional evidence about a presidential executive order shows related policy support, not legislative enactment. Because he made a serious legislative attempt but the promised outcome was not achieved, this is best scored as never with effort credit.