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HR 4396 113th Congress House

Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing certain rules relating to the health insurance coverage of sterilization and contracep… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing certain rules relating to the health insurance coverage of sterilization and contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Introduced: April 3, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComprehensive health careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesFamily planning and birth control
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Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careReligion
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 4, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 3, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 3, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing or enforcing any provision of the final rule published on July 2, 2013, related to the coverage of preventive health services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or any amendment to such rule or subsequent rule insofar as such provision, amendment, or subsequent rule requires any individual or entity to provide coverage of sterilization or contraceptive services to which the individual or entity is opposed on the basis of religious belief.

Amends PPACA to declare that a health plan shall not be considered to have failed to provide essential health benefits, to fail to be a qualified health plan, or to fail to fulfill any other requirements on the basis that the plan does not provide or pay for coverage of sterilization or contraceptive services because: (1) providing or paying for such coverage is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan; or (2) such coverage, in the case of individual coverage, is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the purchaser or beneficiary of the coverage.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4396: Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4396/
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"H.R. 4396: Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4396/.
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H.R. 4396, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4396/.
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