H.Con.Res. 45: Expressing the sense of Congress that President Barack Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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H.Con.Res. 45: Expressing the sense of Congress that President Barack Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-10 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Expressing the sense of Congress that President Barack Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President has violated Section 3 of Article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); (2) republican government depends upon the rule of law; (3) the executive branch, which has no constitutional authority to write or rewrite law at whim, has invaded upon the exclusive legislative power of Congress; and (4) PPACA has proven to be unworkable and should be repealed by Congress immediately.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Expressing the sense of Congress that President Barack Obama has violated section 3 of article II of the Constitution by refusing to enforce the employer mandate provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · 21 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jim Jordan (R-OH), Tom Cole (R-OK), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY)
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hconres45.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hconres>
Record fed-us-cong113-hconres45 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113