EACH Act

Bill: 113-hr-1814
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2013-04-26
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Religion

Sales and excise taxes
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-12
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to minimum essential health care coverage requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to allow an additional religious exemption from such requirements for individuals whose sincerely held religious beliefs would cause them to object to medical health care provided under such coverage. </p> <p>Defines &quot;medical health care&quot; to mean voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage that: (1) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities; and (2) excludes treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, physical examinations or treatment required by law or third parties, and vaccinations. </p>

action_date: 2014-03-11
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to minimum essential health care coverage requirements added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to allow an additional religious exemption from such requirements for individuals whose sincerely held religious beliefs would cause them to object to medical health care provided under such coverage. </p> <p>Defines "medical health care" to mean voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage that: (1) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities; and (2) excludes treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, physical examinations or treatment required by law or third parties, and vaccinations. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2013 Mr. Schock (for himself, Mr. Keating , Mr. Bridenstine , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Forbes , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Goodlatte , Ms. Granger , Mr. Griffith of Virginia , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Michaud , Ms. Moore , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Petri , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Royce , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Womack , Mr. Young of Florida , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Young of Indiana , Mr. Welch , Mr. Wolf , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Lipinski , and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act . 2. Additional religious exemption to health coverage mandate (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 5000A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Additional religious exemption (i) In general Such term shall not include an individual for any month during a taxable year if such individual files a sworn statement, as part of the return of tax for the taxable year, that the individual was not covered under minimum essential coverage at any time during such taxable year and that the individual’s sincerely held religious beliefs would cause the individual to object to medical health care that would be covered under such coverage. (ii) Nullified if receipt of medical health care during taxable year Clause (i) shall not apply to an individual for any month during a taxable year if the individual received medical health care during the taxable year. (iii) Medical health care defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term medical health care means voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage and— (I) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities, and (II) excludes— (aa) treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, such as chiropractic treatment, dental care, midwifery, personal care assistance, or optometry, (bb) physical examinations or treatment where required by law or third parties, such as a prospective employer, and (cc) vaccinations. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act . 2. Additional religious exemption to health coverage mandate (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 5000A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Additional religious exemption (i) In general Such term shall not include an individual for any month during a taxable year if such individual files a sworn statement, as part of the return of tax for the taxable year, that the individual was not covered under minimum essential coverage at any time during such taxable year and that the individual’s sincerely held religious beliefs would cause the individual to object to medical health care that would be covered under such coverage. (ii) Nullified if receipt of medical health care during taxable year Clause (i) shall not apply to an individual for any month during a taxable year if the individual received medical health care during the taxable year. (iii) Medical health care defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term medical health care means voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage and— (I) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities, and (II) excludes— (aa) treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, such as chiropractic treatment, dental care, midwifery, personal care assistance, or optometry, (bb) physical examinations or treatment where required by law or third parties, such as a prospective employer, and (cc) vaccinations. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1814 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2014 Received AN ACT To amend section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act . 2. Additional religious exemption to health coverage mandate (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 5000A(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Additional religious exemption (i) In general Such term shall not include an individual for any month during a taxable year if such individual files a sworn statement, as part of the return of tax for the taxable year, that the individual was not covered under minimum essential coverage at any time during such taxable year and that the individual’s sincerely held religious beliefs would cause the individual to object to medical health care that would be covered under such coverage. (ii) Nullified if receipt of medical health care during taxable year Clause (i) shall not apply to an individual for any month during a taxable year if the individual received medical health care during the taxable year. (iii) Medical health care defined For purposes of this subparagraph, the term medical health care means voluntary health treatment by or supervised by a medical doctor that would be covered under minimum essential coverage and— (I) includes voluntary acute care treatment at hospital emergency rooms, walk-in clinics, or similar facilities, and (II) excludes— (aa) treatment not administered or supervised by a medical doctor, such as chiropractic treatment, dental care, midwifery, personal care assistance, or optometry, (bb) physical examinations or treatment where required by law or third parties, such as a prospective employer, and (cc) vaccinations. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk