MO HR39

Calls on Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to file an independent lawsuit or join 20 state attorneys general challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

States that the multi-state lawsuit asserts the federal health care law violates the Commerce Clause, Tenth Amendment, and Article 4 Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution by mandating health insurance coverage and forcing states to expand Medicaid without reimbursement

Highlights that the lawsuit claims health care legislation will cost some states over $1 billion over 10 years in increased Medicaid expenditures and violates the constitutional authority of the federal government

Notes that 71% of Missouri voters supported Proposition C in the 2010 election protecting Missourians from penalties for refusing to purchase private health insurance

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to send a copy of this resolution to the Missouri Attorney General