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H.R. 8084

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8084, the Access to LARCs Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 25, 2026 by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8084 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb8084/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8084 IH: Access to LARCs Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-25
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8084  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 25, 2026   Mrs. Hinson  (for herself,  Mrs. Miller-Meeks ,  Ms. Malliotakis , and  Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community health centers in health care deserts.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Access to LARCs Act  .
2.
Study and report on access to range of contraceptive methods at community health centers
(a)
Study
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the  Secretary ) shall conduct a study on the access of women in need to a range of contraceptive methods at community health centers located in health care deserts. Such study shall—
(1)
include analysis related to reimbursement, inventory stocking, provider training, patient education, and other barriers to community health centers providing a range of contraceptive methods; and
(2)
indicate which community health centers are recipients of funding under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ).
(b)
Report
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study under subsection (a).
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Community health center
The term  community health center  means a health center (as defined in section 330(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b(a) )).
(2)
Contraceptive method
The term  contraceptive method  means—
(A)
a drug or device (as such terms are defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 )), or combination product, approved for use under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321 et seq. ) as a method of contraception, except when such drug, device, or combination product is used on- or off-label as an emergency contraceptive;
(B)
sexual risk avoidance education; and
(C)
natural family planning or other fertility-based methods of family planning.
(3)
Health care desert
The term  health care desert  means a State or political subdivision thereof with less than 1 community health center for every 1,000 women in need.
(4)
Range of contraceptive methods
The term  range of contraceptive methods  means 2 or more contraceptive methods.
(5)
Women in need
The term  women in need  means women eligible for benefits under a Federal health care program (as defined in section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b(f))).

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-03-25
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community health centers in health care deserts.

Sponsors

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) sponsors H.R. 8084, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8084 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 25, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8084 has taken 2 actions since Mar 25, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 8084 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8084 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Access to LARCs Act — Display Title
  • Access to LARCs Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community health centers in health care deserts. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8084 in 2 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Constitution, Defense, District of Columbia, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST—Virginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AUTUMN CHRISTENSEN112
BILLY VALENTINE112
GWEN CHARLES112
JAMIE DANGERS112
JEREMY PILZ112
MARILYN MUSGRAVE112
MARJORIE DANNENFELSER112
GWEN ANDERSON111
KATIE GLENN DANIEL111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 second_quarter$420K2nd Quarter - Report
SUSAN B ANTHONY LISTSUSAN B ANTHONY LIST2026 first_quarter$380K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8084 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8084’s is Health.

hr8084/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8084, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HINSON:H.R. 8084.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2711]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com