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H.R. 6597 (112th)

EACH Act

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Introduced

16 November 2012

Last action

16 November 2012 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13], Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]

Subjects

Healthcare, Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Taxation

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Summary

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. 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.

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Timeline

  1. 16 November 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. 16 November 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 November 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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