US SB352 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-03 - 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. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
| Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
| Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] |
| Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] |
| Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] |
| Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] | Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL] |
| Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] |
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Ben Sasse [R-NE] |
| Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] | Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB631 (Same As) 2015-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2061 (Same As) 2015-09-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB2061 (Same As) 2015-09-29 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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/114th-congress/senate-bill/352/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s352/BILLS-114s352is.pdf |
