,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjah,ms4  
,ros5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4    
,neal1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4     
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,hoy]1 & ,ms4 ,pelosi7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules        
,,resolution  ,au?oriz+ c]ta9           
,committees ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
to int]v5e 9 ! case ( ,texas v4 ,unit$  
,/ates1 ,no4 #d3ah-;cv-#jjafg-,o 7,n4,d4
 ,tex47 & au?oriz+ ! ,(fice ( ,g5]al    
,c\nsel ( ! ,h\se to repres5t su*       
,committees 9 su* int]v5tion4  ,:]eas   
,texas1 ,wiscons91 ,alabama1 ,arkansas1 
,arizona1 ,florida1 ,georgia1 ,indiana1 
,kansas1 ,l\isiana1 ,paul ,le,page      
7,gov]nor ( ,ma9e71 ,mississippi 7by &  
?r\gh ,gov]nor ,phil ,bryant71 ,miss\ri1
 ,nebraska1 ,nor? ,dakota1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1
 ,s\? ,dakota1 ,t5nessee1 ,utah1 & ,we/ 
,virg9ia h fil$ suit 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,nor!rn ,di/rict (   
,texas1 argu+ t ! ,pati5t ,protection & 

,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7,public ,law       
#aaa-adh2 #abd ,/at4 #aai71 is          
uncon/itutional & %\ld be enjo9$1 by    
ass]t+ t ! ,act's requirem5t to ma9ta9  
m9imum ess5tial cov]age 7commonly kn[n z
 ! individual responsibility provision7 
9 section #ejjj;,a7a7 ( ! ,int]nal      
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 is               
uncon/itutional foll[+ ! am5dm5t ( t    
provision by ! ,act to provide =        
reconciliation pursuant to titles ,,ii &
 ,v ( ! concurr5t resolution on ! budget
 = fiscal ye> #bjah 7,public ,law       
#aae-ig7 7commonly kn[n z ! ,tax ,cuts &
 ,jobs ,act72 ,:]eas ^! ,/ate &         
individual pla9tiffs also seek to /rike 
d[n ! entire ,pati5t ,protection &      
,af=dable ,c>e ,act z n sev]able f !    
individual responsibility provision2    
,:]eas1 on ,june #g1 #bjah1 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,ju/ice refus$ to def5d !             
con/itutionality ( ! am5d$ individual   
responsibility provision1 despite !     
well-e/abli%$ duty ( ! ,dep>tm5t to     
def5d ,f$]al /atutes :]e reasonable     

argum5ts c be made 9 _! def5se2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice n only refus$ to 
def5d ! am5d$ individual responsibility 
provision1 b x affirmatively argu$ t ?is
 provision is uncon/itutional & t !     
provisions ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &    
,af=dable ,c>e ,act gu>antee+ issuance (
 insurance cov]age reg>dless ( heal?    
/atus or preexi/+ conditions 7commonly  
kn[n z ! gu>ante$ issue provision71     
sections #bgjb1 #bgjd1 & #bgje7;a7 ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#a1 #cjj;gg-#c1       
#cjj;gg-#d7;a771 & prohibit+            
discrim9atory premium rates 7commonly   
kn[n z ! community rat+ provision71     
sections #bgja & #bgje7;b7 ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjj;gg7a77#a71 #cjj;gg-#d7;b77 mu/ n[  
be /ruck d[n z n sev]able f ! individual
 responsibility provision3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce1 ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 ! ,committee on !   
,judici>y1 & ! ,committee on ,ways &    

,means ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives are  
au?oriz$ to int]v5e on behalf ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives 9 ! case ( ,texas v4  
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,no4 #d3ah-;cv-#jjafg-,o 
7,n4,d4 ,tex47 9 ord] to unconditionally
 def5d all provisions ( ! ,pati5t       
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 !    
am5dm5ts made by t ,act to o!r          
provisions ( law1 & any am5dm5ts to su* 
provisions1 includ+ ! provisions ensur+ 
af=dable heal? cov]age = ^? ) preexi/+  
conditions2 &  7#b7 ! ,(fice ( ,g5]al   
,c\nsel ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives is  
au?oriz$ & direct$1 "u ! sup]vision ( ! 
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 !
 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 !     
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives1 to repres5t su*       
,committees 9 su* int]v5tion4