# 115-hr-1201: EACH Act

115-hr-1201, EACH Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL); status Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-1201
- Congress: 115
- Title: EACH Act
- Status: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
- Introduced: 2017-02-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2017-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2017-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2018-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-1201 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1201)

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