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.
Latest action · Aug 3, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 29, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2015 to Oct 9, 2015, with 13 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Original | Jul 29, 2015 |
| R-SC | Mark Sanford | Sep 16, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Oct 9, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Jul 29, 2015Introduced in House
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