HJR 743 Summary

• Declares Alabama's state sovereignty under the 10th Amendment and asserts that federal mandates violating this amendment are unconstitutional.

• Urges Congress to enact legislation fully funding all costs associated with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including mandatory Medicaid expansion requirements.

• Cites a Joint Congressional Report estimating the Acts would cost Alabama taxpayers at least $865.4 million through fiscal year 2023.

• Notes that the Acts would expand Medicaid eligibility to approximately 400,000 additional people in Alabama (representing 30.27 percent of the currently uninsured population) and imposes new restrictions on state-administered health care programs.

• Directs the resolution be sent to the President of the United States Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Alabama Congressional Delegation.