H.R. 220 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Jan 7, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryVA provides infertility and fertility preservation treatment
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer infertility treatments and fertility preservation services to veterans enrolled in VA health care who have infertility or are at risk of it. The VA can cover up to three successful in vitro fertilization cycles resulting in live birth, or up to 10 attempted cycles, whichever comes first. The VA can also provide in vitro fertilization using donated eggs, sperm, or embryos, and partners of covered veterans can receive treatment too.
How it affects you
If you're a veteran enrolled in VA health care and struggling with infertility, you'd have access to these treatments covered by the VA. Your partner could also receive infertility treatment and fertility preservation services under this bill, and the VA would cover their travel expenses for treatment just as it does for veterans. The VA would need to get written consent from you, your partner, and any donor before proceeding with treatment.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 7, 2025)
Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish infertility treatments, standard fertility preservation services, or both to a covered veteran or partner of a covered veteran. A covered veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and has infertility or is at risk of having infertility, as determined by a licensed physician.
The VA may furnish up to three completed in vitro fertilization cycles that result in live birth, or 10 attempted cycles, whichever occurs first. Additionally, the VA may furnish in vitro fertilization treatment using donated gametes or embryos.
The VA must receive consent to furnish an in vitro fertilization cycle from the covered veteran, the partner of a covered veteran, and the third-party donor (if applicable).
For purposes of paying travel expenses for treatment or services to the partner of a covered veteran, the VA must deem the partner to be a veteran receiving treatment or care.
The VA must prescribe regulations related to the provision of infertility treatments and standard fertility preservation services as required by this bill.
Prior to the enactment of such regulations, the VA must ensure that (1) counseling and treatment furnished under existing authority is available to a veteran and the veteran's partner, regardless of whether they are married; and (2) treatment under existing authority may be furnished using donated gametes or embryos.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 220
A BILL
Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) · Introduced Jan 7, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 11, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.”