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HRES 392 114th Congress House Health Comprehensive health care Constitution and constitutional amendments General taxation matters Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Legislative rules and procedure Senate

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009, Public Law 111-148, violated article I, section 7 of the United States Constitution because it was a bill for raising revenue that did not originate in the House of Representatives.

Introduced: July 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Aug 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 29, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) H.R. 3590 of the 111th Congress, the Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009, as passed by the House, was not a "bill for raising revenue" within the meaning of Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution; (2) H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as passed by the Senate, was a "bill for raising revenue"; and (3) PPACA was not within the power of the Senate to "propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills" within the meaning of Article I, Section 7, clause 2 of the Constitution.

What's happening now August 3, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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