3.0.0 1467 2023-01-11T13:22:30Z 2023-01-11T13:22:30Z Senate S S 2011-08-02 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-08-02T14:50:32Z Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011 112 1179 HR 2011-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2011-08-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-08-02 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2011-08-02 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2011-09-06 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2011-09-06 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2011-09-06 False C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2011-09-07 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2011-09-09 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2011-09-12 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2011-09-14 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2011-10-05 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2011-10-05 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2011-10-05 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2011-10-05 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2011-10-05 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2011-10-05 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2011-10-05 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2011-10-05 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2011-10-05 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2011-10-05 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2011-10-17 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2011-10-19 False T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2011-10-20 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2011-10-31 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2012-01-26 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2012-01-31 False L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2012-02-01 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2012-02-01 False M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2012-02-01 False K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2012-02-07 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2012-02-07 False C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2012-02-07 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2012-02-09 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2012-02-09 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2012-02-09 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2012-02-09 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-02-09 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2012-02-14 False Health Civil actions and liability Comprehensive health care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health personnel Medical ethics Religion Health 00 2011-08-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-08T12:42:53Z Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to permit a health plan to decline coverage of specific items and services that are contrary to the religious beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan or the purchaser or beneficiary (in the case of individual coverage) without penalty.  Declares that such plans are still considered to: (1) be providing the essential health benefits package or preventive health services, (2) be a qualified health plan, and (3) have fulfilled other requirements under PPACA.

Declares that nothing in PPACA shall be construed to authorize a health plan to require a provider to provide, participate in, or refer for a specific item or service contrary to the provider's religious beliefs or moral convictions. Prohibits a health plan from being considered to have failed to provide timely or other access to items or services or to fulfill any other requirement under PPACA because it has respected the rights of conscience of such a provider.

Prohibits an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange) or other official or entity acting in a governmental capacity in the course of implementing PPACA from discriminating against a health plan, plan sponsor, health care provider, or other person because of an unwillingness to provide coverage of, participate in, or refer for, specific items or services.

Creates a private cause of action for the protection of individual rights created under this Act. Authorizes any person or entity to assert a violation of this Act as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding.

Designates the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive and investigate complaints of discrimination based on this Act.

Makes this Act effective as if it were included in PPACA.

]]> Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011 Display Title Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1467is/xml/BILLS-112s1467is.xml 2011-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.