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Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
To require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment benefits, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires federal employee health benefit (FEHB) plans to include coverage for fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technology. Covered fertility treatments include preservation of eggs, sperm, or embryos; various forms of artificial insemination; in vitro fertilization; genetic testing of embryos; fertility medications; and egg or sperm donation. The bill defines fertility treatment broadly and gives the Office of Personnel Management authority to determine what other fertility-related services should be covered in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The amendments take effect one year after the bill is enacted. Federal employees would have access to these fertility treatment benefits through their health insurance plans once the law takes effect.
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Actions (3)
- Sep 16, 2025 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment benefits, 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 new subparagraph:
“(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 new subparagraph:
“(F) Fertility treatment benefits.”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(c) In this section, the term ‘fertility treatment’ means—
“(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; and
“(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 Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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