Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related measures of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 24.

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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Mar 21, 2017

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Requests that the President transmit to the House of Representatives, and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to transmit to the House of Representatives, all documents, memoranda, and advisory legal opinions relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] · D–MA

Committees

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Legislative record

Actions

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Mar 21, 2017
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
Mar 21, 2017
Reported adversely by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-54.
Mar 21, 2017
Reported adversely by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-54.
Feb 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2017
Introduced in House

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Analyze H.Res.154 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Res.154, 115th Congress: Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related measures of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/154

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2017-03-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres154/BILLS-115hres154rh.htm

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Analyze H.Res.154 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Res.154, 115th Congress: Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related measures of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/154

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2017-03-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres154/BILLS-115hres154rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:02Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.154 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.Res.154, 115th Congress: Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related measures of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/154

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2017-03-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres154/BILLS-115hres154rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:02Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.154 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.154, 115th Congress: Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to plans to repeal or replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health-related measures of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/154

Text version to examine: Reported in House · 2017-03-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres154/BILLS-115hres154rh.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:08:02Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.154 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.