SJRES 84 · A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 8.
- Introduced
- Sep 30, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 13, 2026
- Sponsor
- Sen. Mark R. Warner [D-VA]
- Policy area
- Health
- Cosponsors
- 43
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability , which was issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on June 25, 2025. The rule makes several changes to enrollment requirements for health insurance exchanges, including (1) requiring annual open enrollment periods for all exchanges to begin by November 1 and end by December 31, (2) requiring all exchanges to conduct pre-enrollment verification of eligibility for at least 75% of new enrollments through special enrollment periods, and (3) prohibiting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from enrolling in plans through exchanges or in state Basic Health Programs (state programs for certain low-income residents). The rule also prohibits individual and small group health insurers from covering certain sex-trait modification procedures as an essential health benefit.
Recent actions
- Jan 13, 2026 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 8.
- Jan 13, 2026 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S147-157; text: CR S147)
- Dec 9, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
- Dec 9, 2025 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
- Dec 9, 2025 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
- Sep 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
- On the Motion to Proceed Motion to Proceed Rejected · Jan 13, 2026, 7:52 PM