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To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends Veterans Affairs law to allow enrolled veterans who are prescribed contraceptive pills, patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products to elect to fill their prescriptions as a full-year supply. Medical providers must notify veterans of this option. The bill defines contraceptive products as any FDA-approved drug, device, or biological product intended for pregnancy prevention or related health needs.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
Actions (2)
- Sep 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 30, 2025
Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products, 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 “Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act” or the “ACE Veterans Act”.
SEC. 2. FULL-YEAR SUPPLY OF CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS, TRANSDERMAL PATCHES, VAGINAL RINGS, AND OTHER CONTRACEPTIVE PRODUCTS.
(a) Full Year Supply.—Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720L the following new section: “Sec. 1720M. Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products
“(a) Availability of Full-Year Supply.—The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705 of this title and to whom a medical provider of the Department prescribes contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products may elect to fill such prescription as a full-year supply.
“(b) Notice.—A medical provider of the Department who prescribes to a veteran contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products shall notify the veteran of the option to fill the prescription as a full-year supply.
“(c) Contraceptive Product Defined.—In this section, the term ‘contraceptive product’ means any drug, device, or biological product intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy, whether specifically intended to prevent pregnancy or for other health needs, that is approved, cleared, authorized, or licensed under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e, 360bbb-3) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720L the following new item:
“1720M. Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products.”. <all>
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