A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Justice should defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148 Stat. 119) and halt its efforts to repeal, sabotage, or undermine health care protections for millions of people in the United States in the midst of the public health emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 30, 2020)
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate 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 invalid. The Fifth Circuit's ruling is currently pending appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.
What just happenedJun 30, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4040-4041)
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 30, 2020
- Jun 30, 2020IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4040-4041)
Judiciary Committee - Jun 30, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate