UPDATE: S.1985 – A bill to repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled “Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act” and “Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act”.

LATEST ACTION: October 19, 2017 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

BILL TITLE: A bill to repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled "Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act" and "Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act".

[NOTE: The contents of this legislative update are current as of 06:00 AM on October 23, 2017.]

BILL NUMBER: 115th Congress: Senate Bill 1985 (S.1985)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. Senate

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. Senate

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on S.1985, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1985

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1985/text

ACTIONS-TO-DATE (ordered by most recent first):

10/19/2017 -- Senate -- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

10/19/2017 -- Senate -- Introduced in Senate.

SPONSOR*: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

CO-SPONSORS*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of October 19, 2017. For the most up-to-date version of the sponsor and co-sponsor lists, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1985/cosponsors ]

-- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

-- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

-- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

-- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

-- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

-- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]

-- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

-- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]

-- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

-- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

-- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

-- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]

-- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

-- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

-- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

-- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

-- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

-- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

-- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

-- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]

-- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]

-- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

-- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

-- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]

-- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

-- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

-- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

-- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]

-- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]

-- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

-- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

-- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]

-- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]

-- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]

-- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

-- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]

-- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]

COMMITTEES: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.