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词条 Equitable Access to Care and Health Act
释义

  1. Background

  2. Provisions of the bill

  3. Procedural history

  4. Debate and discussion

  5. See also

  6. Notes and references

  7. External links

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The Equitable Access to Care and Health Act ({{USBill|113|hr|1814}}) is a bill that would amend 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.[1] Individuals could file an affidavit to get this exemption, but would lose the exemption if they went on to later use healthcare.[1] The affidavit would be filed with their tax returns.[3]

The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.

Background

There was a previous version of the bill in the 112th United States Congress that also had bipartisan support.[1]

Currently, the Amish and Old Order Mennonites are exempt from the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. This bill would extend that exemption to Christian Scientists.[2]

Provisions of the bill

This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source.[3]

The Equitable Access to Care and Health Act or the EACH Act would amend 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.[3]

The bill would define "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.[3]

Procedural history

The Equitable Access to Care and Health Act was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on April 26, 2013 by Rep. Aaron Schock (R, IL-18).[4] It was referred to the United States House Committee on Ways and Means. On March 7, 2014, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced that H.R. 1814 would be considered under a suspension of the rules on March 11, 2014.[5] By that time, the bill had received 216 co-sponsors, 78 of which were Democrats.[6]

Debate and discussion

Rep. Schock and Rep. William R. Keating (D-MA), who co-sponsored the bill at its introduction, wrote a letter in support of their bill saying, "we believe the EACH Act balances a respect for religious diversity against the need to prevent fraud and abuse."[1]

According to Grace-Marie Turner of the National Review, that bill would not "fix" Obamacare, but would make "an important statement about bipartisan support for religious liberty."[2]

The American Humanist Association opposed the bill and urged its members to contact their representatives and tell them to oppose the bill as well.[7] According to the American Humanist Association, "religious freedom is being misrepresented by those who support this bill, and it’s time for those who really care about our First Amendment rights and the health of children to step up and be heard."[7]

Actor Val Kilmer traveled to Washington, D.C., reportedly to lobby in favor of the bill.[8] Kilmer is a Christian Scientist, one of the religious groups expected to receive an exemption to the individual mandate under this legislation.[8]

See also

  • List of bills in the 113th United States Congress

Notes and references

1. ^{{cite news|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|title=Bipartisan group calls for broader religious exemptions in ObamaCare|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/296807-bipartisan-group-calls-for-broader-religious-exemptions-in-obamacare|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=The Hill|date=29 April 2013}}
2. ^{{cite news|last=Turner|first=Grace-Marie|title=House Tees Up Health Votes|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/373040/house-tees-health-votes-grace-marie-turner|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=National Review|date=10 March 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=H.R. 1814 - Summary|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1814|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=10 March 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=H.R. 1814 - All Actions|url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1814/all-actions/|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=10 March 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Leader's Weekly Schedule - Week of March 10, 2014|url=http://majorityleader.gov/floor/3-10-14.pdf|publisher=House Majority Leader's Office|accessdate=10 March 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323134954/http://majorityleader.gov/floor/3-10-14.pdf|archivedate=23 March 2014|df=}}
6. ^{{cite news|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|title=GOP eye Dem help on ObamaCare|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/200316-gop-hoping-dems-help-expand-obamacare-exemptions|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=The Hill|date=10 March 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Urgent:House Vote Tomorrow on Religious Exemptions in Health Care |url=http://action.americanhumanist.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=15259 |publisher=American Humanist Association |accessdate=11 March 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813170300/http://action.americanhumanist.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=15259 |archivedate=13 August 2014 |df= }}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Suebsaeng|first=Asawin|title=Val Kilmer Was in DC This Week Lobbying for What?!|url=https://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/05/val-kilmer-came-washington-lobby-obamacare-religious-exemption|accessdate=11 March 2014|newspaper=Mother Jones|date=10 May 2013}}

External links

{{wikisource|Portal:Acts of the United States Congresses/Acts of the 113th United States Congress}}
  • Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 1814
  • beta.congress.gov H.R. 1814
  • [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1814 GovTrack.us H.R. 1814]
  • OpenCongress.org H.R. 1814
  • WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 1814
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2 : Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress|Legislation attempting to reform or repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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