HR 1201
115th Congress
House
Taxation
Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Religion
Sales and excise taxes
EACH Act
Introduced: February 17, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2018
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
Jul 25, 2018
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 24, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7107-7108)
Jul 24, 2018
Passed/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)
Jul 24, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1201.
Jul 24, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7107-7109)
Jul 24, 2018
Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 17, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
Committees of jurisdiction
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