A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "State Relief and Empowerment Waivers".

IIA Calendar No. 278 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 52 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to ‘‘State Relief and Empowerment Waivers’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 31, 2019 Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. REED, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BROWN, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. SAND- ERS, Mr. TESTER, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. UDALL, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. SMITH, Mr. KAINE, Mr. CARPER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. COONS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. KING, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. WARREN, Mr. JONES, Mr. MANCHIN, and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and re- ferred to the Committee on Finance OCTOBER 29, 2019 Committee discharged by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c), and placed on the calendar JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:42 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\SJ52.PCS SJ52 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS 2 SJ 52 PCS Health and Human Services relating to ‘‘State Relief and Empowerment Waivers’’. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 1 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Sec- 3 retary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and 4 Human Services relating to ‘‘State Relief and Empower- 5 ment Waivers’’ under section 1332 of the Patient Protec- 6 tion and Affordable Care Act (issued October 24, 2018, 7 as a guidance and printed at 83 Fed. Reg. 53575, and 8 a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability 9 Office dated July 15, 2019, printed in the Congressional 10 Record on July 17, 2019, on pages S4901–S4903, con- 11 cluding that such guidance is a rule under the Congres- 12 sional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or 13 effect. 14 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:42 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ52.PCS SJ52 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:42 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SJ52.PCS SJ52 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 278 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. J. RES. 52 JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chap- ter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Health and Human Services re- lating to ‘‘State Relief and Empowerment Waiv- ers’’. OCTOBER 29, 2019 Committee discharged by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c), and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:42 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\SJ52.PCS SJ52 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with BILLS