H.R. 2061: Equitable Access to Care and Health Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-28 · Taxation · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Equitable Access to Care and Health Act

Plain 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. The individual claiming such exemption must provide an attestation that he or she has not received medical health services during the preceding taxable year. The bill defines "medical health services" to exclude routine dental, vision and hearing services, midwifery services, vaccinations, necessary medical services for children, services required by law or by a third party, and other services provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. The exemption allowed by this Act does not preempt any state law requiring the provision of medical treatment for children, especially those who are seriously ill.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Equitable Access to Care and Health Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · 176 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2061, Equitable Access to Care and Health Act (2015-09-25)

Cosponsors on this site

William R. Keating (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID) and 116 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2061.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2061 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114