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 of people in the United States in the midst of the public health emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
USA116th CongressHRES-1082| House
| Updated: 8/11/2020
Abigail Davis Spanberger
Democratic Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (118)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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 invalid. The Fifth Circuit's ruling is currently pending appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Introduced in House
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Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesJudicial review and appeals
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 of people in the United States in the midst of the public health emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
USA116th CongressHRES-1082| House
| Updated: 8/11/2020
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 invalid. The Fifth Circuit's ruling is currently pending appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Abigail Davis Spanberger
Democratic Representative
Virginia
Cosponsors (118)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Xochitl Torres Small (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesJudicial review and appeals