,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjac ,ms4 
,ayotte 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4
 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4 ,paul7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide an   
additional religious exemption from the 
individual health coverage mandate4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,equitable ,access to ,care and    
,health ,act or the ,,each ,act4  #b4   
,additional religious exemption to      
health coverage mandate  7a7 ,in general
 ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #ejjj;,a7d7 
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
,additional religious exemption  7i7 ,in
 general ,such term shall not include an
 individual for any month during a      

taxable year if such individual files a 
sworn statement1 as part of the return  
of tax for the taxable year1 that the   
individual was not covered under minimum
 essential coverage at any time during  
such taxable year and that the          
individual's sincerely held religious   
beliefs would cause the individual to   
object to medical health care that would
 be covered under such coverage4  7ii7  
,nullified if receipt of medical health 
care during taxable year ,clause 7i7    
shall not apply to an individual for any
 month during a taxable year if the     
individual received medical health care 
during the taxable year4  7iii7 ,medical
 health care defined ,for purposes of   
this subparagraph1 the term medical     
health care means voluntary health      
treatment by or supervised by a medical 
doctor that would be covered under      
minimum essential coverage and--  7,i7  
includes voluntary acute care treatment 
at hospital emergency rooms1 walk-in    
clinics1 or similar facilities1 and     

7,,ii7 excludes--  7aa7 treatment not   
administered or supervised by a medical 
doctor1 such as chiropractic treatment1 
dental care1 midwifery1 personal care   
assistance1 or optometry1  7bb7 physical
 examinations or treatment where        
required by law or third parties1 such  
as a prospective employer1 and  7cc7    
vaccinations4  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall take effect as if included in the 
amendments made by section #aeja of the 
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act4