H.Res. 1031: Authorizing certain Committees of the House of Representatives to intervene in the case of Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) and authorizing the Office of General Counsel of the House to represent such Committees in such intervention.

H.Res. 1031: Authorizing certain Committees of the House of Representatives to intervene in the case of Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) and authorizing the Office of General Counsel of the House to represent such Committees in such intervention.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-25 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Authorizing certain Committees of the House of Representatives to intervene in the case of Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) and authorizing the Office of General Counsel of the House to represent such Committees in such intervention.

Plain summary

Authorizes specified committees of the House of Representatives to intervene on behalf of the House in the case of Texas v. United States in order to defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Authorizes the Office of General Counsel of the House, under the supervision of such committees, to represent them in the intervention.

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Official text

Authorizing certain Committees of the House of Representatives to intervene in the case of Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) and authorizing the Office of General Counsel of the House to represent such Committees in such intervention.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] · 187 cosponsors

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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Huffman (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 127 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres1031.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres1031 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115