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HOUSE 421115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act

Last Action
1/26/2017

Actions

  • 2017-01-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2017-01-10Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-10Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-10Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-10Introduced in House
  • 2017-01-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-10 (00)

Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act

This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize review of supplemental drug applications (applications to modify the approved use of a drug) for contraceptive drugs intended for routine use that would be available to individuals aged 18 and older without a prescription. The FDA must waive user fees for such supplemental drug applications. Any drug that is eligible for this priority review must be a prescription drug for individuals under age 18.

This bill repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to allow health savings accounts and health flexible spending accounts (HFSAs) to be used to pay for medicine without a prescription and to remove the limit on salary reduction contributions to a HFSA under a cafeteria plan, effective as if the provisions had never been enacted.

Cosponsors (15)

  • Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
  • Chris Stewart (R-UT)
  • Mike Coffman (R-CO)
  • Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
  • David Young (R-IA)
  • Don Bacon (R-NE)
  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • John Faso (R-NY)
  • Martha McSally (R-AZ)
  • Thomas Garrett (R-VA)
  • Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
  • Jason Chaffetz (R-UT)
  • Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
  • John Curtis (R-UT)
  • DARRELL ISSA (R-CA)

Subjects

  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Family planning and birth control
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Prescription drugs
  • User charges and fees
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