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Feb 27, 2025
Policy Area:
Health
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Latest Action
Sep 16, 2025
at 5:16 PM
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor
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Sep 16, 2025
5:16 PM
5:16 PM
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
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Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
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Feb 27, 2025
Subjects (5)
Family planning and birth control
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health
(Policy Area)
Health care coverage and access
Sex and reproductive health
Cosponsors (2)
(D-DC)
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
(D-FL)
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
Full Bill Text
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 27, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 11, 2025 6:10 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1670 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1670
To require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted
reproductive treatment benefits, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted
reproductive treatment benefits, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1670 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1670
To require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted
reproductive treatment benefits, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted
reproductive treatment benefits, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Family Building FEHB Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2.
(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 new subparagraph:
``
(G) Fertility treatment benefits.
amended--
(1) in subsection
(a) --
(A) in paragraph
(1) , by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``
(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 new subparagraph:
``
(F) Fertility treatment benefits.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``
(c) In this section, the term `fertility treatment' means--
``
(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; and
``
(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 Act shall take
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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(1) in subsection
(a) --
(A) in paragraph
(1) , by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``
(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 new subparagraph:
``
(F) Fertility treatment benefits.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``
(c) In this section, the term `fertility treatment' means--
``
(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; and
``
(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 Act shall take
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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