To protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.
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Latest Action · July 23, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
# Right to IVF Act of 2026 Summary
This comprehensive legislation protects and expands access to in vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies across multiple federal programs and for the general population. The bill establishes a federal statutory right for individuals to seek IVF and intrauterine insemination services and prohibits states from imposing restrictions that conflict with American Society for Reproductive Medicine guidelines. It preempts conflicting state laws and creates enforcement mechanisms, including private rights of action with attorney fee awards for those harmed by violations.
The legislation expands fertility services for active-duty service members and veterans, requiring the Department of Defense to provide assisted reproductive technology and counseling to military personnel and their partners or surrogates without regard to marital status or gender identity. It also mandates that the Veterans Affairs Department cover these services for enrolled veterans, with military members offered fertility preservation procedures before deployment or hazardous assignments at no cost for up to one year after separation.
For private insurance, the bill requires group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for fertility treatments without imposing cost-sharing that exceeds coverage for other medical services. Medicare will cover assisted reproductive technology and intrauterine insemination at 100 percent of allowable charges starting January 1, 2027. State Medicaid programs must include fertility treatment coverage by October 1, 2027. Federal employees' health insurance plans must also offer fertility benefits beginning one year after enactment. The Secretary of Health and Human Services has 180 days to issue implementing regulations.
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