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MO HCR30
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/6/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Urges the Governor and Attorney General of Missouri to send a letter to the President of the United States requesting prompt resolution of constitutional questions regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
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Requests that the President take all actions within his power to facilitate a United States Supreme Court hearing on PPACA constitutionality at the earliest possible time
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References federal court rulings declaring PPACA unconstitutional in its entirety and the individual mandate unconstitutional, along with Missouri voters' 71% approval of Proposition C opposing the individual mandate in August 2010
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Argues that extended delays in resolving PPACA's constitutionality through the appellate process (potentially up to two years) would waste substantial state resources during a time of fiscal constraint
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Directs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to send inscribed copies of the resolution to Governor Jay Nixon, Attorney General Chris Koster, and President Barack Obama
Legislative Description
Urges the Governor and Attorney General to send a letter to the President of the United States expressing the urgency of resolving the constitutionality of the federal health care reform act
Last Action
Referred: Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics (S)
4/11/2011