Senate Bill 2568
115th Congress(2017-2018)
EACH Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 19, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2568
Congress
115
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
March 19, 2018
03/19/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/19/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:58 PM