S. 4246 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2020Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Markey, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. King, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Udall, Mr. Booker, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Peters, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Coons, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that the rules 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 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Access to Birth Control Act. 2. Prohibition on certain rules relating to religious and moral exemptions and accommodations for coverage of certain preventive services The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rules entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (83 Fed. Reg. 57536 (November 15, 2018)) and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (83 Fed. Reg. 57592 (November 15, 2018)).