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