HJR766 Summary

• Urges Governor Bob Riley and Attorney General Troy King to refrain from pursuing litigation against the federal government to block implementation of comprehensive health care reform legislation.

• States that millions of Americans need access to adequate and affordable health care, which the reform legislation provides.

• Argues that the Supremacy Clause in Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution takes precedence over the 10th Amendment cited by litigation proponents, making the legislation the "supreme law of the land."

• Characterizes legal challenges as partisan efforts that undermine the democratic process by achieving through courts what could not be achieved through the legislative process.

• Directs that copies of the resolution be provided to the Governor and Attorney General to communicate the Alabama House of Representatives' position on health care reform.