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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 38
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLIS
CONGRESS: Urges Louisiana's congressional delegation to support a national moratorium
on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Louisiana congressional delegation to support a national moratorium2
on implementation and enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care3
Act for a period of at least three years.4
WHEREAS, the separation of powers between the branches of the federal5
government and between federal and state authority is essential to the preservation of6
individual liberty; and7
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States creates a federal government with8
limited, enumerated powers, and reserves to the states or to the people those powers not9
granted to the federal government; and10
WHEREAS, with respect to health care, the United States Congress has enacted laws11
that preempt the laws of states and place an increasing strain on state budgets, in turn12
impeding the ability of states to meet other critical responsibilities such as those relative to13
education, infrastructure, and public safety; and14
WHEREAS, it is the public policy of Louisiana to protect individual liberty and15
personal control over healthcare decisions; and16
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this policy of protecting individual liberty, the17
Legislature of Louisiana hereby declares that regulatory authority over health care should18
be vested in the states; and19 HLS 14RS-1259 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 38
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WHEREAS, federal directives that compel Louisiana agencies, officers, or state1
employees to aid in the implementation or enforcement of the provisions of the Patient2
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, inclusive of any amendments thereto, are in3
direct conflict with the public policy of this state.4
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby5
urge and request the Louisiana congressional delegation to support a national moratorium6
on implementation and enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for7
a period of at least three years.8
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the9
presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the10
United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.11
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hollis HCR No. 38
Urges and requests La.'s congressional delegation to support a national moratorium on
implementation and enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for a
period of at least three years.