US SB2568 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the religious conscience exemption under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exempt individuals who rely solely on a religious method of healing and for whom the acceptance of medical health services would be inconsistent with their religious beliefs from the requirement to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage.
Title
EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] |
| Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE] |
| Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] |
| Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] |
| Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1201 (Related) 2018-07-26 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
Subjects
Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Religion
Sales and excise taxes
Taxation
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Religion
Sales and excise taxes
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2568/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2568/BILLS-115s2568is.pdf |
