H.R. 518House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from citation.

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This bill would prevent U.S. courts from using three Supreme Court decisions that interpreted the Affordable Care Act as legal precedent. After the law takes effect, judges could not cite National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012), King v. Burwell (2015), or Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. (2014) when deciding new cases. The change would affect any future lawsuits that involve the ACA or related health‑care issues.

Key Provisions

Prohibits citation of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (2012) as precedent in any future case.
Prohibits citation of King v. Burwell (2015) as precedent in any future case.
Prohibits citation of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. (2014) as precedent in any future case.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee

February 25, 2019

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Introduced in House

January 11, 2019

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

January 11, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee

February 25, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee

February 25, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued January 11, 2019

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 518

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 11, 2019

Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Duncan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from citation.

Barring PPACA Supreme Court cases from citation

Under Article 3, Section 2, which allows Congress to provide exceptions and regulations for Supreme Court consideration of cases and controversies, the following cases are barred from citation for the purpose of precedence in all future cases after enactment: Nat'l Fed'n of Indep. Bus. v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566, 2573, 183 L. Ed. 2d 450 (2012) and King v. Burwell, 135 S. Ct. 2480, 2485, 192 L. Ed. 2d 483 (2015) and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2751, 2782, 189 L. Ed. 2d 675 (2014).