HOUSE 1201115th CongressRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.

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Last Action: 7/26/2018

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2018-07-26Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
2018-07-25Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2018-07-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-07-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7107-7108)
2018-07-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7107-7108)
2018-07-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1201.
2018-07-24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7107-7109)
2018-07-24Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-02-17Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-02-17Introduced in House
2017-02-17Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2018-07-24 (36)

Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act

(Sec. 2) 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.

Cosponsors (20)

William Keating (D-MA)
Erik Paulsen (R-MN)
Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA)
Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)
Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Michael Turner (R-OH)
ED ROYCE (R-CA)
F. SENSENBRENNER (R-WI)
Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Bill Johnson (R-OH)
Keith Rothfus (R-PA)
JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL)
John Faso (R-NY)
LAMAR SMITH (R-TX)
David Schweikert (R-AZ)
ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)
PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
Mike Kelly (R-PA)

Subjects

Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Religion
Sales and excise taxes

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