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S. 797

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 797, the Family Building FEHB Fairness Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 27, 2025 by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 797 has 9 co-sponsors.

sb797/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S797 IS: Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 797  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Family Building FEHB Fairness Act  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) sponsors S. 797, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 797 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Feb 27, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 797 has taken 2 actions since Feb 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Feb 27, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 797 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 797.

Titles

S. 797 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Family Building FEHB Fairness Act — Display Title
  • Family Building FEHB Fairness Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

8 clients hired 8 firms and 34 registered lobbyists who named S. 797 in 36 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Immigration, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS—Kansas16—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (ASRM)—District of Columbia15—
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.—New York15—
FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINEMedical professional societyDistrict of Columbia12$40K
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS—New York12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS16—
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN16—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION16—
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (ASRM)15—
HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.15—
FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.14—
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS12—
PLURUS STRATEGIES, LLC12$40K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 34.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID STACY116
DAVID TULLY116
JENNIFER BAILEY116
JENNIFER TYREE116
KATE GILLIARD116
KATHERINE SYBENGA116
MARAM ABDELHAMID116
MATTHEW ROSE116
MATTHEW SOCKNAT116
MATTHEW SOWARDS116
MEGAN MORTIMER116
NATALIE WILLIAMS116
STEPHANIE QUINN116
ANNA WALDMAN115
ELIZABETH CULLEN115
EMMA BERENS115
JESSIE LOSCH115
KURT VORNDRAN115
LAUREN KATZ115
REGINA HUTTER115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS2025 second_quarter$1.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS2025 first_quarter$1.1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS2026 second_quarter$1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS2025 third_quarter$760.5K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS2026 first_quarter$684K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANSAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS2025 fourth_quarter$667.9K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 first_quarter$300K1st Quarter - Report
FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$290K4th Quarter - Report
FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.2026 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 second_quarter$223.7K2nd Quarter - Report
FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.2026 first_quarter$220K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 fourth_quarter$216.2K4th Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 second_quarter$204K2nd Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2025 first_quarter$193.9K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN2026 first_quarter$174.3K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 797 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 797’s is Health.

s797/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 797 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Family planning and birth control to Sex and reproductive health.

s797/subjects.txt
Family planning and birth controlGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care coverage and accessSex and reproductive health

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com