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Fertility Treatment Access & Coverage

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Evidence log

2026-07-22 — To provide for certain conditions on the enforcement of surrogacy contracts.: HR9868 introduced in the 119th Congress would impose certain conditions on the enforcement of surrogacy contracts — adjacent ART/family-formation scope that could affect the legal framework for gestational surrogacy arrangements alongside broader fertility coverage debates. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-23 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.: S5108 introduced in the 119th Congress would protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization — the Senate companion-style vehicle to prior House ART/IVF access bills. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-23 — To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.: HR9941 introduced in the 119th Congress would protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization — a direct ART/IVF access bill spanning multiple committee jurisdictions rather than a targeted tax or workforce mechanism. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
2025-02-06 — Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (introduced, 119th Congress) would bar the VA from charging veterans cost-sharing for any contraceptive item that private health plans must cover without cost-sharing under ACA preventive services rules — adjacent reproductive-health coverage scope focused on contraception within the VA system rather than fertility coverage. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-16 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain retirement plan distributions used to pay qualified fertility treatment expenses from the early withdrawal tax.: HR9753 introduced in the 119th Congress would amend the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain retirement plan distributions used to pay qualified fertility treatment expenses from the 10% early withdrawal tax — a targeted tax-side affordability mechanism for patients funding out-of-pocket fertility care. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-24 — Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026: 2026 — Reproductive Health Care Training Act of 2026 (HR9420 / S.4878, introduced): would fund training for reproductive health care providers — adjacent reproductive health workforce scope that could affect the clinician pipeline available for fertility and related reproductive services, though not a coverage change itself. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-18 — Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act: HR4876 (Reproductive Freedom for Veterans Act) received committee hearings in the 119th Congress; would expand reproductive healthcare access and rights for veterans — adjacent reproductive coverage scope but scoped to the VA system rather than general fertility coverage. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-24 — Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act: HR9448 (Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act) introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to House Oversight and Transportation committees; would protect reproductive rights for federal employees — adjacent reproductive health policy scope but scoped to federal workforce rather than fertility coverage specifically. (novelty: 3)
2026-03-25 — Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act: HR8083 (Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act) introduced in the 119th Congress and referred across health, tax, public lands, and defense committees to expand contraception coverage and access — adjacent reproductive health coverage scope but focused on contraception rather than fertility treatment. (novelty: 2)
2026-06-24 — Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act: 2026-06 — Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act: S4879 introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee; would provide federal protections for clinicians furnishing reproductive health care, adjacent to fertility and reproductive coverage scope. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
2026-05-13 — Excepted Fertility Benefits: Proposed rule from Treasury/IRS/DOL/HHS would create a new ‘limited excepted benefits’ category for fertility benefits, exempting such coverage from HIPAA, ACA, and No Surprises Act group market requirements — potentially expanding employer options to offer stand-alone fertility benefits outside major medical plan rules. (novelty: 3)
2025-05-07 — MOMS Act: MOMS Act (HR3235), introduced in the 119th Congress, would fund pregnancy support service grants and rural telehealth prenatal care equipment and mandate an HHS-run website listing pregnancy resources and alternatives to abortion — adjacent reproductive health policy scope. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
2026-06-08 — Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026: S4701 (Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026), introduced in the 119th Congress and referred to Senate Judiciary, would protect interstate travel for health care services — relevant for patients crossing state lines to access fertility or reproductive care where in-state options are restricted. (novelty: 2)