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GA HR1824
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/26/2010
Primary Sponsor
John Cox
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AI Summary
- Directs the Attorney General of Georgia to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Public Law 111-148 (the Affordable Care Act), passed by Congress on March 21, 2010, and signed by the President on March 23, 2010.
- Argues that the federal health care law violates the Tenth Amendment by mandating state participation in a federal health care program without direct constitutional authority.
- Asserts that the Constitution does not empower the federal government to require states to participate in a federal health care program and that the law provides no opt-out for states.
- Introduced by Representatives Scott of the 153rd and Ralston of the 7th districts in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Attorney General.
Legislative Description
Attorney General of Georgia; file lawsuit challenging Public Law 111-148; direct
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/30/2010
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/26/2010
Full Bill Text
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