U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.
What the bill says
To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.
From the introduced text, March 5, 2026:
A BILL To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury should ensure compliance with the requirements described in this Act. SECTION 3. Coverage requirements (a) Private insurance (1) In general Section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg-13(a) ) is amended-- (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; (D) by striking paragraph (5); (E) by adding at the end the and (F) by adding at the end of the flush text at the end the following: For the purposes of this Act, and for the purposes of any other provision of law, the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Service Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009. . (2) Grandfathered plans Section 1251(a)(4) of the Patient …
Sponsors
- Mark Takano (D) · primary sponsor
- Mark Pocan (D, HD-002)
- Balint, Becca (D, HD-000)
- Kevin Mullin (D, HD-CA-15)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5)
- Suzan DelBene (D, HD-001)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Jared Moskowitz (D, HD-FL-23)
- Mike Quigley (D, HD-005)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Nydia Velazquez (D, HD-NY-7)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Natural Resources, Financial Services, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB7853?
- HB7853 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026.
- What does HB7853 do?
- In its own words: To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.
- What is the status of HB7853?
- In committee as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Natural Resources, Financial Services, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7853?
- Mark Takano (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7853?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7853
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