1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affordability is Access Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to ensure timely access to affordable birth control by requiring coverage without cost-sharing for oral birth control for routine, daily use that is approved by, or otherwise legally marketed under regulation by, the Food and Drug Administration for use by women without a prescription. 3. Findings The Senate finds the following: (1) Birth control is critical health care that almost all women will use at some point in their lifetimes. (2) Access to the full range of reproductive health care, including birth control coverage as guaranteed under Federal law, provides women with the opportunity to lead healthy lives and get the care they need to reach their goals. (3) Family planning has well-documented health benefits for women, newborns, families, and communities and can lower the risk of harm to maternal and infant health. (4) An estimated 66,000,000 women of reproductive age (ages 15 through 44) live in the United States, of which nearly 70 percent are at risk of having an unintended pregnancy. Sixty percent of women of reproductive age are using a contraceptive method and 10 percent of women at risk for unintended pregnancy are not using contraception. The rates of non-use of contraception are highest among those between 15 and 19 years old. (5) The birth control benefit enacted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) has been a crucial step forward in advancing access to birth control and has helped ensure nearly 62,800,000 women have the power to decide for themselves if and when to start a family. (6) Despite legal requirements for birth control coverage and access to services, gaps remain for millions of women. A national survey found that 1 in 3 women have struggled to afford birth control at some point in their lives, and as a result, have used birth control inconsistently. Access to birth control is particularly difficult for women who live in contraceptive