3.0.0 4396 2023-01-11T13:26:41Z 2023-01-11T13:26:41Z House H HR 2014-04-03 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUETKEMEYER:H.R. 4396.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 7 of Rule XII of the Rules of the Houseof Representatives, I submit the following statementregarding the specific powers granted to Congress in in theConstitution to enact the accompanying bill cited as the``Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014.''The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to ensure that Congress shall make nolaw respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibitingthe free exercise thereof as enumerated in the FirstAmendment.[Page H2908]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-04-04T18:45:53Z Referred to 2014-04-03T14:01:00Z 2014-04-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-04-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 3 N J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2014-04-03 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2014-04-03 True B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 2014-04-03 True B001280 Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] Kerry Bentivolio R MI L. 11 2014-04-03 True L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2014-04-03 True H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2014-04-07 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2014-05-06 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Comprehensive health care 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 2014-04-03 Introduced in House 2014-06-30T15:50:55Z Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing or enforcing any provision of the final rule published on July 2, 2013, related to the coverage of preventive health services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or any amendment to such rule or subsequent rule insofar as such provision, amendment, or subsequent rule requires any individual or entity to provide coverage of sterilization or contraceptive services to which the individual or entity is opposed on the basis of religious belief.

Amends PPACA to declare that a health plan shall not be considered to have failed to provide essential health benefits, to fail to be a qualified health plan, or to fail to fulfill any other requirements on the basis that the plan does not provide or pay for coverage of sterilization or contraceptive services because: (1) providing or paying for such coverage is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan; or (2) such coverage, in the case of individual coverage, is contrary to the religious or moral beliefs of the purchaser or beneficiary of the coverage.

]]> Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014 Display Title Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing certain rules relating to the health insurance coverage of sterilization and contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Religious Liberty Protection Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4396ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4396ih.xml 2014-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.