3.0.0 2092 2020-02-10T17:00:02Z 2020-02-10T17:00:02Z Senate S S 2012-02-09 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-02-09T21:45:00Z Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012 112 3897 HR 2012-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012 112 2043 S 2012-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2012-02-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2012-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2012-02-09 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Department of Health and Human Services Family planning and birth control Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Religion Health 00 2012-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-12T19:07:46Z Religious Freedom Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any guideline, regulation, or other requirement issued by any federal, state, or local government relating to preventive health services coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) from: (1) requiring any individual or entity to offer, provide, or purchase health insurance coverage for a contraceptive or sterilization service, or related education or counseling, to which that individual or entity is opposed on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction; (2) requiring any individual or entity opposed on such basis to providing health insurance coverage of a contraceptive or sterilization service to engage in government-mandated speech regarding such a service; or (3) prohibiting any group health plan from offering or providing individual or group health insurance coverage that excludes coverage for a contraception or sterilization service, or related education or counseling, which the individual or entity purchasing the plan or coverage opposes on such basis.

Declares that nothing in PPACA or HCERA or any requirement issued under such Acts shall be construed to disadvantage any individual or entity on the basis of a religiously or morally based decision made by that individual or entity to not offer, provide, or purchase health insurance coverage for a contraceptive or sterilization service or to engage in a government-mandated speech regarding such service.

Creates a private cause of action for those individuals or entities protected under this Act. Permits any such individual or entity to assert a violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding. Grants the federal courts jurisdiction to prevent and redress actual or threatened violations. Permits: (1) an action under this Act to be instituted by the Attorney General or by any person or entity having standing to complain of a threatened or actual violation, and (2) the court to enter a restraining order or prohibition or take other necessary action pending final determination of any action under this Act.

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

]]> Religious Freedom Protection Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Religious Freedom Protection Act of 2012 Display Title Religious Freedom Protection Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide conscience protections for individuals and organizations. Introduced in Senate 2012-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2092is/xml/BILLS-112s2092is.xml 2012-02-09 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.