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Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
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.
Summary
This bill would expand the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program to include coverage for fertility treatment. The bill defines fertility treatment broadly to include egg, sperm, and embryo preservation, artificial insemination, assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilization, genetic testing of embryos, fertility medications, and gamete donation. The definition also allows the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to determine other fertility-related treatments, procedures, and services that should be included. The changes would take effect one year after the bill's enactment, making fertility benefits available to federal employees covered under FEHB.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
9 cosponsors
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Actions (2)
- Feb 27, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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. <all>
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