Bill Details
S.797 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-02-27
Policy Area
Health
Committees
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Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (9)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-Vermont]
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-Massachusetts]
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-California]
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-Oregon]
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-New Jersey]
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-Delaware]
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-Virginia]
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-New York]
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-Virginia]
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This bill would require the federal employee health insurance program to cover a wider range of fertility services. In simple terms, it is meant to make it easier for federal workers and their families to get help with having children by making fertility care a standard health benefit. The bill also defines fertility treatment broadly, so it would include many common services used to help people conceive, preserve their ability to have children later, or build a family in other ways. The changes would take effect one year after the bill is enacted.
- It adds “fertility treatment benefits” as a covered part of the federal health insurance program for government employees.
- Covered fertility care would include saving eggs, sperm, or embryos for future use, as well as artificial insemination.
- It would also include assisted reproductive technology, such as in vitro fertilization, when medically appropriate, along with embryo genetic testing.
- Other covered services could include fertility medications, gamete donation, and any additional fertility-related services approved by the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 797 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 797
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect and expand access to
fertility treatment under the health insurance program carried out
under chapter 89 of that title, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 27, 2025
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, Mr. Padilla, Mr.
Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect and expand access to
fertility treatment under the health insurance program carried out
under chapter 89 of that title, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Building FEHB Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. FERTILITY TREATMENT BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 8904 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
following:
``(G) Fertility treatment benefits.''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (G); and
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (E)
the following:
``(F) Fertility treatment benefits.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) In this section, the term `fertility treatment' includes the
following:
``(1) Preservation of human oocytes, sperm, or embryos for
later reproductive use.
``(2) Artificial insemination, including intravaginal
insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine
insemination.
``(3) Assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro
fertilization and other treatments or procedures in which
reproductive genetic material, such as oocytes, sperm,
fertilized eggs, and embryos, are handled, when clinically
appropriate.
``(4) Genetic testing of embryos.
``(5) Medications prescribed or obtained over-the-counter,
as indicated for fertility.
``(6) Gamete donation.
``(7) Such other information, referrals, treatments,
procedures, medications, laboratory services, technologies, and
services relating to fertility as the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, in coordination with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, determines appropriate.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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