,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjbb,mrs4
 ,bice of ,oklahoma 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 
,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,barr1   
,mr4 ,hill1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mrs4           
,miller-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,cole1
 ,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington1 and ,ms4
 ,letlow7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
preempt ,states from establishing1      
implementing1 or enforcing any ban on   
the prescription1 provision1 or use of a
 drug1 biological product1 or device for
 contraception if such drug1 biological 
product1 or device is approved1         
licensed1 cleared1 or otherwise         
authorized for human use by the ,food   
and ,drug ,administration for           
contraception1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,access to ,safe ,contraception 
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,preemption of      

,state bans on ,,fda-approved products  
for contraception  7a7 ,preemption ,no  
,state shall establish1 implement1 or   
enforce any ban on the prescription1    
provision1 or use of a drug1 biological 
product1 or device for contraception if 
such drug1 biological product1 or device
 is approved1 licensed1 cleared1 or     
otherwise authorized for human use by   
the ,food and ,drug ,administration for 
contraception4  7b7 ,rules of           
construction ,nothing in subsection 7a7 
shall be construed-- 7#a7 to infringe   
the ability of a ,state to regulate the 
practice of medicine and pharmacy within
 such ,state2  7#b7 to preempt the      
,religious ,freedom ,restoration ,act of
 #aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;bb et seq472
 or  7#c7 to preempt any ,state law to  
the extent such ,state law protects the 
right of any entity to opt out of       
providing contraception if such         
provision would be contrary to that     
entity's religious or moral beliefs4    
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 

,the term biological product has the    
meaning given such term in section #cea 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb74  7#b7 ,the terms  
device and drug have the meanings given 
such terms in section #bja of the       
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba74