To provide for expedited consideration by the Supreme Court of certain actions challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Directs the Supreme Court to expedite the disposition of any action and appeal challenging the constitutionality of any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act if a petition for writ of certiori is filed under Rule 11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court on or before the enactment of this Act.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1010 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1010

To provide for expedited consideration by the Supreme Court of certain 
actions challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the 
              Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 10, 2011

  Mr. Forbes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for expedited consideration by the Supreme Court of certain 
actions challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the 
              Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPEDITED REVIEW FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS.

    Notwithstanding section 2101(b) of title 28, United States Code, if 
any petition for writ of certiorari under Rule 11 of the Rules of the 
Supreme Court of the United States (adopted on January 12, 2010) is 
filed not later than the date of enactment of this Act to review an 
action brought to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) or 
any amendment made by such Act, it shall be the duty of the Supreme 
Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to 
the greatest possible extent the disposition of the action and appeal.
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