The Daily Caller is reporting that Republican lawmakers are planning to introduce The Religious Freedom Tax Repeal Act of 2012, a bill that will prevent the imposition of a penalty from being levied on any religious institution that refuses to comply with the mandate that would otherwise force them to provide insurance for procedures that violate their religious beliefs.
“What this legislation will do is repeal the taxes that will be levied upon those religious institutions, and those who have moral or religious objections in the private sector, from having to pay for insurance under the Affordable Health Care Act — also known as Obamacare — that violate their religious or moral views,” Wisconsin Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner, the legislation’s primary sponsor, explained at a Tuesday press conference.
“We’ve had an awful lot of debate on this subject since Obamacare was passed and since [Health and Human Services] Secretary [Kathleen] Sebelius announced her mandates sometime in the fall of last year,” he continued. “What has not been discussed is the tax that is imposed upon those that fail to comply with that mandate, either through religious objections or moral grounds.”
According to the Congressional Research Service, the taxes would be substantial and amount to a fine of $100 per day per employee - up to $36,000 per employee annually.
This would amount to millions of dollars in fines per year for large religious employers.
“Obviously, if these taxes are levied and they are enforced, there will be no religious-affiliated institutions left in this country,” he said.
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