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United States · Resolution · SRES

S.Res. 18 (116th)

A resolution authorizing the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.).

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Introduced

15 January 2019

Last action

15 January 2019 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Sponsors

Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV], Jacky Rosen, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Chris Van Hollen, Tammy Baldwin, Maria Cantwell, Sheldon Whitehouse, John Reed, Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Tammy Duckworth, Ron Wyden, Maggie Hassan, Angus King, Edward Markey, Charles Schumer, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Patty Murray, Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Richard Durbin, Tina Smith, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Richard Blumenthal, Michael Bennet, Amy Klobuchar, Christopher Coons, Brian Schatz, Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Martin Heinrich, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Elizabeth Warren, Christopher Murphy, Timothy Kaine, Bernie Sanders, Kirsten Gillibrand, Jeanne Shaheen, Jeff Merkley, Gary Peters, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Kyrsten Sinema, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

7 April 2025

Healthcare · Education

Summary

This resolution authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States , including to intervene as a party in the matter and any appellate or related proceedings, and to defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

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Timeline

  1. 15 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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