Key Facts

• The provision would have added fertility services coverage to military health benefits.
• In vitro fertilization (IVF) was part of the fertility services covered. IVF is a medical procedure that helps people have babies by fertilizing eggs outside the body.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) proposed the provision.
• The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected the provision.
• Members of Congress currently have access to IVF coverage through their benefits.
• The goal was to give military members the same access to these fertility services as Congress members.
• The decision means that military members and their families will not get expanded fertility coverage through this bill.