Save Our States Act

Save Our States Act - Delays the effective date of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 until the date on which final judgment is entered in all cases challenging the constitutionality of the requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage that are pending before a federal court on the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the federal government from promulgating regulations under such Acts or otherwise preparing to implement such Acts until such date.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 281 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 281

  To delay the implementation of the health reform law in the United 
      States until there is final resolution in pending lawsuits.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2011

  Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Coats, Mr. Blunt, and 
  Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To delay the implementation of the health reform law in the United 
      States until there is final resolution in pending lawsuits.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our States Act''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PPACA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
Law 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 
2010 (Public Law 111-152), including the amendments made by such Acts, 
that are not in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall not 
be in effect until the date on which final judgment is entered in all 
cases challenging the constitutionality of the requirement to maintain 
minimum essential coverage under section 5000A of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 that are pending before a Federal court on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Promulgation of Regulations.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Federal Government shall not promulgate 
regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111-148) or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), including the amendments made by such 
Acts, or otherwise prepare to implement such Acts (or amendments made 
by such Acts), until the date on which final judgment is entered in all 
cases challenging the constitutionality of the requirement to maintain 
minimum essential coverage under section 5000A of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 that are pending before a Federal court on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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