H.Res. 475 · 112th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is…
Full title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is unconstitutional in its entirety, and (2) the Anti-Injunction Act applies to neither the individual mandate nor to the penalty provision that enforces it and thus does not preclude the federal courts from finding PPACA unconstitutional in…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 29, 2011
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is unconstitutional in its entirety, and (2) the Anti-Injunction Act applies to neither the individual mandate nor to the penalty provision that enforces it and thus does not preclude the federal courts from finding PPACA unconstitutional in its entirety.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
Latest action (Dec 2, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 29, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.