S 2568 115th Congress Senate Taxation Comprehensive health care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Religion Sales and excise taxes

EACH Act

Introduced: March 19, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Mar 19, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 19, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH 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.

What's happening now March 19, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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