S. 1985 — Introduced in Senate

II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1985 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 19, 2017 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Reed, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Franken, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Coons, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Udall, Ms. Harris, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Access to Birth Control Act. 2. Repeal The rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (82 Fed. Reg. 47792 (October 13, 2017)) and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (82 Fed. Reg. 47838 (October 13, 2017)), shall have no force or effect, and shall be treated as though such rules had never taken effect.