[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 478 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 478

                   To recognize Mennonite Mutual Aid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 1994

    Mr. Brown of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
                                 Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
                   To recognize Mennonite Mutual Aid.

Whereas the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States firmly 
        establishes that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free 
        exercise of religion;
Whereas the Mennonite Church has believed for more than 400 years that genuinely 
        Christian mutual aid must be practiced within a disciplined congregation 
        where individual responsibility for sharing is assumed;
Whereas Mennonite Mutual Aid (or ``MMA'') was established as an official program 
        board of the Mennonite Church;
Whereas MMA is responsible for mutual aid and stewardship programs and services 
        relating to health care that are in keeping with biblical imperatives of 
        sharing and compassion as interpreted by the Mennonite Church;
Whereas MMA is operated to reflect Mennonite beliefs and values which are 
        commonly shared;
Whereas MMA qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(8) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
Whereas MMA bears the risk of insuring its own members and is subject to 
        regulation by the State insurance commissioner in each State in which it 
        sells coverage; and
Whereas MMA offers its members benefits, such as special help for costs not 
        included in standard health plans, premium assistance for members with 
        dependents who have mental or physical disabilities, and assistance with 
        adoption expenses: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That in any national health insurance reform legislation 
that provides for universal coverage, there be a provision that permits 
Mennonites to continue receiving their health coverage through 
Mennonite Mutual Aid.
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