Expressing the sense of the Senate 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).

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RESOLUTION

That it is the sense of the Senate that the Department of Justice should—

(1)

defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 119) rather than doubling down on its position with respect to the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18–cv–00167–O (N.D. Tex.); and

(2)

protect the millions of people in the United States who newly gained health insurance coverage since 2014 and rely on that coverage in the midst of the public health emergency relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19).

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Jun 30, 2020viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Warner, Mr. Jones, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Reed, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Carper, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Peters, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, Ms. Sinema, Mr. King, Mr. Udall, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Coons, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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