,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjai,mr4 
,man*9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4     
,casey1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4    
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,van    
,holl51 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4 ,cantwell1   
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4      
,wyd51 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4     
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mrs4 
,murray1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 
,smi?1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4
 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,coons1    
,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,ms4 ,w>r51  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1   
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4     
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mrs4 
,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 & ,mr4 ,c>p]7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules &      
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,au?oriz+ !
 ,s5ate ,legal ,c\nsel to repres5t !    
,s5ate 9 ,texas v4 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,no4  

#d3ah-;cv-#jjafg-,o 7,n4,d4 ,tex474     
,:]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/ ,virg9ia1 &      
individual pla9tiffs 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 #aai7
 & ! ,heal? ,c>e & ,education           
,reconciliation ,act ( #bjaj 7,public   
,law #aaa-aeb2 #abd ,/at4 #ajbi7 are    
uncon/itutional & %\ld be enjo9$1 by    
ass]t+ t ! requirem5t "u ^? ,acts to    
ma9ta9 m9imum ess5tial cov]age 7commonly
 kn[n z ! individual responsibility     
provision7 9 section #ejjj;,a ( !       
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 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-ig2 #aca ,/at4 #bjed7 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 pre-exi/+ 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;b771 mu/ n[ 
be /ruck d[n z n sev]able f ! individual
 responsibility provision2 & ,:]eas !   
di/rict c\rt 9 ,texas v4 ,unit$ ,/ates1 
,no4 #d3ah-;cv-#jjafg-,o 7,n4,d4 ,tex47 
issu$ an ord] on ,decemb] #ad1 #bjah    
decl>+ t ! individual responsibility    
provision 9 section #ejjj;,a ( !        
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is       
uncon/itutional & t all ! provisions ( !
 ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e   
,act are n sev]able & !re=e are invalid3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate ,legal   
,c\nsel is au?oriz$ to repres5t ! ,s5ate
 9 ,texas v4 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,no4        
#d3ah-;cv-#jjafg-,o 7,n4,d4 ,tex471     
includ+ seek+ to--  7#a7 int]v5e z a    

p>ty 9 ! matt] & any appellate or relat$
 proce$+s2 &  7#b7 def5d all provisions 
( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e
 ,act & ! ,heal? ,c>e & ,education      
,reconciliation ,act ( #bjaj1 ! am5dm5ts
 made by ^? ,acts to o!r provisions (   
law1 & any am5dm5ts to su* provisions1  
includ+ ! provisions ensur+ af=dable    
heal? cov]age = ^? ) pre-exi/+          
conditions4