Senate · Roll call 228 · 2nd session · July 16, 2014 A vote to end debate on moving to S. 2578, the Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

The bill is described as ensuring that employers cannot interfere in their employees' birth control and other health care decisions. The Congressional Research Service says it affirms that employer group health plans must cover items or services where federal provisions require coverage. Cloture needs three-fifths of the Senate.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act of 2014 - Affirms requirements, notwithstanding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, that: (1) an employer that establishes or maintains a group health plan for its employees must provide coverage of a specific item or service for the employees or their dependents where the coverage is required under federal provisions or regulations pursuant to those provisions; and (2) group health plans sponsored by an employer or employee organization, and any health insurance coverage, must provide coverage required under the Public Health Service Act, including preventive health services.