,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1      
#bjai,mr4 ,warner 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cardin1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,ms4       
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide that certain guidance       
related to waivers for ,state innovation
 under the ,patient ,protection and     
,affordable ,care ,act shall have no    
force or effect4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protecting   
,americans with ,pre-existing           
,conditions ,act of #bjai4  #b4         
,providing that certain guidance related
 to waivers for ,state innovation under 
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act shall have no force or      
effect ,beginning ,april #a1 #bjai1 the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services and the ,secretary of the     
,treasury may not take any action to    
implement1 enforce1 or otherwise give   

effect to the guidance entitled ,state  
,relief and ,empowerment ,waivers 7#hc  
,fed4 ,reg4 #ecege 7,october #bd1       
#bjah771 and the ,secretaries may not   
promulgate any substantially similar    
guidance or rule4