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Constitutional Protection Act of 2011

Introduced: March 17, 2011 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, House Administration, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Appropriations, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Protection Act of 2011 - Delays the effective date of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 until the date on which final judgment is entered in all cases challenging the constitutionality of the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage that are pending before a federal court on the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the federal government from promulgating regulations under such Acts or otherwise preparing to implement such Acts until such date.

What's happening now April 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 11
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 30, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1185: Constitutional Protection Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1185/
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"H.R. 1185: Constitutional Protection Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1185/.
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H.R. 1185, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1185/.
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