{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=f1ca0936-9f1e-4ac4-ad50-734136f0c3dc", "Senator Roberts Introduces Bill to Force Exchanges to Disclose Plans with Abortion Coverage;", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Pat Roberts", "R000307", "www.roberts.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) was joined by 14 Senators in introducing a bill to require the Obamacare exchanges to fully disclose which participating insurance plans offer abortion coverage. The bill called the \u201cAbortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act\u201d was sponsored by U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Chuck\u00a0 Grassley (R-Iowa), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike \u00a0Johanns (R-Neb.), Orin Hatch (R-Utah), James \u00a0Risch (R-Idaho), John \u00a0Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.).\r\n\u201cAmericans have a right to know if a plan they are purchasing covers abortion,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cMillions of pro-life Americans oppose the use of their money to cover abortion services, but as current law is written, it is difficult to obtain information about which exchange plans provide such services. My bill further requires this information to be prominently disclosed so consumers can make informed, values-based decisions.\u201d\r\nThe bill requires Obamacare exchanges to prominently disclose if an insurance plan offered through the exchange covers abortions. The bill also requires disclosure of the amount of the \u201cabortion fee,\u201d a surcharge required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This abortion surcharge is one dollar or more a month and is used to develop a fund to pay for abortion on demand.\r\n\u00a0\u201cThe failings of Obamacare are painfully clear from loss of coverage to increased premiums, but the secrecy in the law raises serious moral and ethical issues. We need transparency. Consumers have a right to know what these fees are paying for so that they can choose an insurance plan that meets their needs and is in line with their beliefs and values,\u201d Roberts said.\u00a0\r\nSimilar legislation was introduced in the House by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). The Senate bill requires Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 compliance within 30 days, the House bill allows 90 days.\r\nIn addition to exposing the secretive structure of the Obamacare exchanges with regard to abortion, Roberts has also fought the Administration\u2019s attack on religious freedom by joining Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby when the case was before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.\u00a0\r\nSenator Roberts is pro-life and is an outspoken opponent of Obamacare. He is a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and is co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus.\r\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=f1ca0936-9f1e-4ac4-ad50-734136f0c3dc"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.152105163782835, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}