H.R. 1670 – Family Building FEHB Fairness Act

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The Family Building FEHB Fairness Act would make it mandatory for Federal employee health benefit plans to provide coverage for assisted reproductive treatments. It adds a specific “fertility treatment benefits” category to the existing FEHB statutes and spells out what kinds of procedures, medications, and services count as fertility treatment. The changes would become effective one year after the law is passed, affecting all federal employees who use the FEHB system.

Key Provisions

Amends the Federal Employee Health Benefits law to require that plans cover fertility treatment benefits.
Defines “fertility treatment” to include preservation of eggs, sperm, or embryos; various forms of artificial insemination; assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF; embryo genetic testing; related medications; gamete donation; and other services the OPM Director and HHS Secretary deem appropriate.
The new coverage requirement takes effect one year after the law is enacted.

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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.

September 16, 2025 • 5:16 PM

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Introduced in House

February 27, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

February 27, 2025

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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.

September 16, 2025 • 5:16 PM

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Rep. James R. WalkinshawD-VA-11 · Sep 16, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 491, the Equal COLA Act; H.R. 492, the Saving the Civil Service Act; H.R. 493, the FAIR Act;…

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 27, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1670

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.

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 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.

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(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.