H.RES.1082: Expressing the sense of the House that the Department of Justice should defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 119) and halt its efforts to repeal, sabotage, or undermine health care protections for millions o

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about health
  • Introduced Aug. 11, 2020
  • Latest Major Action Aug. 11, 2020

Bill Cosponsors

118 (All Democrats)

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Bill Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice (DOJ) should defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in ongoing litigation. Currently, DOJ supports the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that upheld a district court ruling that certain provisions of the PPACA are not severable from the remainder of the Act and therefore that the entire law is...

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Date Description
Aug. 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug. 11, 2020

Introduced in the House by Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.)

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