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H.Res. 271: Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care.

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H.Res. 271: Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-29 · Health · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 146 (2019): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES271 (2019-04-03), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care.

Plain summary

This resolution urges the Department of Justice (DOJ) to cease its efforts against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and reverse its position in Texas v. United States . (On March 25, 2019, DOJ submitted a letter to the appellate court agreeing with the lower court's decision that PPACA should be struck in its entirety).

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] · 104 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), John B. Larson (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and 44 more.

Recorded votes

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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

Record fed-us-cong116-hres271 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116