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otherwise be used for the salary and related ex-
penses of the employee to a dedicated account in 
the House of Representatives which is administered 
by the Organization, in accordance with the regula-
tions promulgated by the Committee on House Ad-
ministration under paragraph (2). 
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration (hereafter referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘‘Committee’’) shall promulgate regulations as fol-
lows: 
(A) USE OF MRA.—Pursuant to the authority 
of section 101(d) of the House of Representatives 
Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 
U.S.C. 5341(d)), the Committee shall prescribe reg-
ulations to provide that an eligible Congressional 
Member Organization may use the amounts trans-
ferred to the Organization’s dedicated account 
under paragraph (1)(B) for the same purposes for 
which a Member of the House of Representatives 
may use the Members’ Representational Allowance, 
except that the Organization may not use such 
amounts for franked mail, official travel, or leases 
of space or vehicles. 
(B) MAINTENANCE OF LIMITATIONS ON NUM-
BER OF SHARED EMPLOYEES.—Pursuant to the au-
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thority of section 104(d) of the House of Represent-
atives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
Act (2 U.S.C. 5321(d)), the Committee shall pre-
scribe regulations to provide that an employee of 
the office of a Member of the House of Representa-
tives who is covered by an agreement entered into 
under paragraph (1) between the Member and an 
eligible Congressional Member Organization shall be 
considered a shared employee of the Member’s of-
fice and the Organization for purposes of such sec-
tion, and shall include in such regulations appro-
priate accounting standards to ensure that a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives who enters into 
an agreement with such an Organization under 
paragraph (1) does not employ more employees 
than the Member is authorized to employ under 
such section. 
(C) PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT LOAN REPAY-
MENT PROGRAM.—Pursuant to the authority of sec-
tion 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 4536(b)), relating to the 
student loan repayment program for employees of 
the House, the Committee shall promulgate regula-
tions to provide that, in the case of an employee 
who is covered by an agreement entered into under
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paragraph (1) between a Member of the House of 
Representatives and an eligible Congressional Mem-
ber Organization and who participates in such pro-
gram while carrying out duties under the agree-
ment— 
(i) any funds made available for making 
payments under the program with respect to 
the employee shall be transferred to the Orga-
nization’s dedicated account under paragraph 
(1)(B); and 
(ii) the Organization shall use the funds 
to repay a student loan taken out by the em-
ployee, under the same terms and conditions 
which would apply under the program if the 
Organization were the employing office of the 
employee. 
(D) ACCESS TO HOUSE SERVICES.—The Com-
mittee shall prescribe regulations to ensure that an 
eligible Congressional Member Organization has ap-
propriate access to services of the House. 
(E) OTHER
REGULATIONS.—The Committee 
shall promulgate such other regulations as may be 
appropriate to carry out this subsection. 
(3) ELIGIBLE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER ORGANIZA-
TION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible
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Congressional Member Organization’’ means, with re-
spect to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, an orga-
nization meeting each of the following requirements: 
(A) The organization is registered as a Con-
gressional Member Organization with the Com-
mittee on House Administration. 
(B) The organization designates a single Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives to be respon-
sible for the administration of the organization, in-
cluding the administration of the account adminis-
tered under paragraph (1)(B), and includes the 
identification of such Member with the statement of 
organization that the organization files and main-
tains with the Committee on House Administration. 
(C) At least 3 employees of the House are as-
signed to perform some work for the organization. 
(D) During the One Hundred Fifteenth Con-
gress, at least 15 Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives used a portion of the Members’ Rep-
resentational Allowance of the Member for the sal-
ary and related expenses of an employee who was 
a shared employee of the Member’s office and the 
organization. 
(E) The organization files a statement with the 
Committee on House Administration and the Chief
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Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives certifying that it will administer an account in 
accordance with paragraph (1)(B). 
(q) NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS.—Any non-disclo-
sure agreement imposed by any employing or contracting au-
thority in the House of Representatives to which a paid or 
unpaid employee or contractor is or was required to agree as 
a term of employment shall— 
(1) provide clear guidance that the employee or con-
tractor may communicate concerning any matter with 
the Committee on Ethics, the Office of Congressional 
Workplace Rights, or any other office or entity des-
ignated by the Committee on House Administration 
without prior, concurrent, or subsequent notice or ap-
proval; and 
(2) not be binding and shall have no legal effect to 
the extent to which it requires prior, concurrent, or sub-
sequent notice or approval from anyone on any matter 
with respect to communications from an employee or 
contractor to any of the committees, offices, or entities 
described in paragraph (1). 
(r) REQUIRING MEMBERS TO PAY FOR DISCRIMINATION 
SETTLEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a settlement of a 
complaint under the Congressional Accountability Act of
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1995 in connection with a claim alleging a violation de-
scribed in paragraph (2) which is committed personally 
by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, if 
the Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner is not 
required under law to reimburse the Treasury for the 
amount of the settlement, the chair and ranking minor-
ity member of the Committee on House Administration 
may not approve the settlement pursuant to clause 
4(d)(2) of rule X unless, under the terms and conditions 
of the settlement, the Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner is required to reimburse the Treasury for 
the amount of the settlement. 
(2) VIOLATIONS DESCRIBED.—A violation described 
in this paragraph is— 
(A) a violation of section 201(a) or section 
206(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995; or 
(B) a violation of section 207 of such Act 
which consists of intimidating, taking reprisal 
against, or otherwise discriminating against any 
covered employee under such Act because of a claim 
alleging a violation described in subparagraph (A). 
(s) MANDATORY
ANTI-HARASSMENT
AND
ANTI-DIS-
CRIMINATION POLICIES FOR HOUSE OFFICES.—
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(1) REQUIRING OFFICES TO ADOPT POLICY.—Each 
employing office of the House of Representatives under 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 shall adopt 
an anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy for the 
office’s workplace. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than April 1, 2019, 
the Committee on House Administration shall promul-
gate regulations to carry out this section, and shall en-
sure that such regulations are consistent with the re-
quirements of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995, rule XXIII, and other relevant laws, rules, and 
regulations. 
(t) DISPLAYING STATEMENT OF RIGHTS AND PROTEC-
TIONS PROVIDED TO HOUSE EMPLOYEES.—The Committee 
on House Administration shall issue regulations to provide 
that each employing office of the House of Representatives 
shall post in a prominent location in the office (including, in 
the case of the office of a Member, Delegate, or the Resident 
Commissioner, a prominent location in each district office) a 
statement of the rights and protections provided to employees 
of the House of Representatives under the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995, including the procedures available 
to employees of the House under such Act for responding to 
and adjudicating allegations of violations of such rights and 
protections.
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SEC. 104. COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND HOUSE OFFICES. 
(a) HOUSE DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP.—House Resolu-
tion 24, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall apply in the 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in the same manner as 
such resolution applied in the One Hundred Tenth Congress 
except that the commission concerned shall be known as the 
House Democracy Partnership. 
(b) TOM LANTOS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 1 through 7 of House 
Resolution 1451, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall 
apply in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in the 
same manner as such provisions applied in the One 
Hundred Tenth Congress, except that— 
(A) the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commis-
sion may, in addition to collaborating closely with 
other professional staff members of the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, collaborate closely with profes-
sional staff members of other relevant committees; 
(B) the resources of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs which the Commission may use shall include 
all resources which the Committee is authorized to 
obtain from other offices of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(C) any amounts authorized to provide full- 
time professional staff and resources to the Tom 
Lantos Human Rights Commission shall be in addi-
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tion to and separate from the overall budget author-
ization for the Committee on Foreign Affairs as 
provided by resolution of the House, shall be admin-
istered by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
shall be distributed equally between the co-chairs of 
the Commission. 
(2) FUNDING.—For the expenses of the Commis-
sion, including the expenses of full-time professional 
staff and other resources, there shall be paid, out of the 
applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, not 
more than $52,000, to be available during the period be-
ginning at noon on January 3, 2019, and ending on 
March 31, 2019. The amounts provided under this para-
graph shall be administered by the Committee on For-
eign Affairs in the same manner as amounts provided 
for the expenses of such Committee by resolution of the 
House, and shall be distributed equally between the co- 
chairs of the Commission. 
(c) OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS.—Section 1 of 
House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, shall 
apply in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in the same 
manner as such provision applied in the One Hundred Tenth 
Congress, except that— 
(1) the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be 
treated as a standing committee of the House for pur-
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poses of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i)); 
(2) references to the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct shall be construed as references to the 
Committee on Ethics; 
(3) any requirement for concurrence in section 
1(b)(1) shall be construed as a requirement for consulta-
tion; 
(4) the second sentence of section 1(b)(6)(A) shall 
not apply; 
(5) members subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) may be 
reappointed for a third additional term; 
(6) any individual who is the subject of a prelimi-
nary review or second-phase review by the board shall be 
informed of the right to be represented by counsel and 
invoking that right should not be held negatively against 
such individual; and 
(7) the Office may not take any action that would 
deny any person any right or protection provided under 
the Constitution of the United States. 
(d) OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Of-
fice of Diversity and Inclusion of the House of Rep-
resentatives (hereafter in this clause referred to as the 
‘‘Office’’).
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(C) A framework for the House of Representa-
tives diversity report required by paragraph (5). 
(D) A proposal for the composition of an Advi-
sory Council that shall, as necessary, inform the 
work of the Office. 
(E) Any additional components as determined 
by the Committee on House Administration. 
(5) DIVERSITY REPORT.—At the end of each ses-
sion of Congress, the Office shall submit a House of 
Representatives diversity report to the Speaker, the Ma-
jority Leader and Minority Leader, the chair and rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on House Ad-
ministration, and the chair and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of 
the Committee on Appropriations. 
(6) REGULATIONS.—The Office shall carry out its 
duties pursuant to regulations issued by the Committee 
on House Administration. 
(7) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘House employing office’’ means— 
(A) the official office of a Member, Delegate, 
or the Resident Commissioner; 
(B) each committee of the House and each 
joint committee; and 
(C) any other office of the House.
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(e) OFFICE OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER OMBUDSMAN.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Of-
fice of the Whistleblower Ombudsman, to be headed by 
the Whistleblower Ombudsman. 
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Whistleblower Ombuds-
man shall be appointed by the Speaker in consultation 
with the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
Committee on House Administration and the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform. 
(3) DUTIES.— The Whistleblower Ombudsman, 
under the direction of the Committee on House Adminis-
tration, and in consultation with any other standing 
committee and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence (at the request of the chair or ranking minor-
ity member of such other committee), shall— 
(A) promulgate best practices for whistleblower 
intake for offices of the House; and 
(B) provide training for offices of the House 
on whistleblower intake, including establishing an 
effective reporting system for whistleblowers, main-
taining whistleblower confidentiality, advising staff 
of relevant laws and policies, and protecting infor-
mation provided by whistleblowers. 
(f) SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION.—
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(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished a Select Committee on the Climate Crisis 
(hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the 
‘‘Select Committee’’). 
(B) COMPOSITION.—The Select Committee 
shall be composed of 15 Members, Delegates, or the 
Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, 
of whom 6 shall be appointed on the recommenda-
tion of the Minority Leader. The Speaker shall des-
ignate one member of the Select Committee as its 
chair. A vacancy in the membership of the Select 
Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
(2) JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS.— 
(A) LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Select 
Committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and 
shall have no authority to take legislative action on 
any bill or resolution. 
(B) INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION.—The sole 
authority of the Select Committee shall be to inves-
tigate, study, make findings, and develop rec-
ommendations on policies, strategies, and innova-
tions to achieve substantial and permanent reduc-
tions in pollution and other activities that con-
tribute to the climate crisis which will honor our re-
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sponsibility to be good stewards of the planet for fu-
ture generations. The Select Committee may, at its 
discretion, hold public hearings in connection with 
any aspect of its investigative functions. 
(3) PROCEDURE.—(A) Except as specified in sub-
paragraph (B), the Select Committee shall have the au-
thorities and responsibilities of, and shall be subject to 
the same limitations and restrictions as, a standing com-
mittee of the House, and shall be deemed a committee 
of the House for all purposes of law or rule. 
(B)(i) Rules X and XI shall apply to the Select 
Committee where not inconsistent with this subsection. 
(ii) Service on the Select Committee shall not count 
against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X. 
(iii) Clause 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI, clause 2(m)(3) 
of rule XI, and section 103(a) of this resolution shall not 
apply to the Select Committee, but the Select Committee 
may recommend subpoenas and depositions and submit 
such recommendations to the relevant standing com-
mittee. 
(iv) Clause 2(d) of rule X shall not apply to the Se-
lect Committee. 
(4) FUNDING.—To enable the Select Committee to 
carry out the purposes of this section—
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(2) The Speaker shall appoint members of the Se-
lect Committee as follows: 
(A) At least 2 members from among Members, 
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner serving in 
their first term. 
(B) At least 2 members from the Committee 
on Rules. 
(C) At least 2 members from the Committee on 
House Administration. 
(3) Of the members of the Select Committee ap-
pointed pursuant to paragraph (1), 6 shall be appointed 
on the recommendation of the Minority Leader, includ-
ing 1 member each as described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) of paragraph (2). 
(4) The Speaker shall designate one member of the 
Select Committee as chair, and, upon recommendation of 
the Minority Leader, shall designate one member of the 
Select Committee as vice chair. 
(5) A vacancy in the membership of the Select 
Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
(c) JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Select Com-
mittee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall
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have no authority to take legislative action on any bill 
or resolution. 
(2) INVESTIGATIVE
JURISDICTION.—The sole au-
thority of the Select Committee shall be to investigate, 
study, make findings, hold public hearings, and develop 
recommendations on modernizing Congress, including 
recommendations on— 
(A) rules to promote a more modern and effi-
cient Congress; 
(B) procedures, including the schedule and cal-
endar; 
(C) policies to develop the next generation of 
leaders; 
(D) staff recruitment, diversity, retention, and 
compensation and benefits; 
(E) administrative efficiencies, including pur-
chasing, travel, outside services, and shared admin-
istrative staff; 
(F) technology and innovation; and 
(G) the work of the House Commission on 
Congressional Mailing Standards. 
(d) PROCEDURES.— 
(1)(A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B), the 
Select Committee shall have the authorities and respon-
sibilities of, and shall be subject to the same limitations
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and restrictions as, a standing committee of the House, 
and shall be deemed a committee of the House for all 
purposes of law or rule. 
(B)(i) Rules X and XI shall apply to the Select 
Committee where not inconsistent with this section. 
(ii) Service on the Select Committee shall not count 
against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X. 
(iii) Clause 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI, clause 2(m)(3) 
of rule XI, and section 103(a) of this resolution shall not 
apply to the Select Committee, but the Select Committee 
may recommend subpoenas and depositions and submit 
such recommendations to the relevant standing com-
mittee. 
(iv) Clause 2(d) of rule X shall not apply to the Se-
lect Committee. 
(2) During the first session of the One Hundred 
Sixteenth Congress, the Select Committee shall hold a 
hearing at which it receives testimony from Members, 
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner on matters 
described in subsection (c). 
(e) FUNDING.—To enable the Select Committee to carry 
out the purposes of this section— 
(1) the Select Committee may use the services of 
staff of the House; and
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(2) the Select Committee shall be eligible for in-
terim funding pursuant to clause 7 of rule X. 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM STATUS REPORT.—Every 90 days, the 
Select Committee shall provide an interim status report 
on its activities to the Committee on House Administra-
tion and the Committee on Rules. Each interim status 
report must include transcripts of the Select Commit-
tee’s proceedings, itemized reporting of its expenditures, 
and a proposed plan for the next 90 days. 
(2) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Se-
lect Committee may report to the House or any com-
mittee from time to time the results of its investigations 
and studies, together with such detailed findings and 
policy recommendations as it may deem advisable. The 
Select Committee may only submit any such report if the 
report receives the votes of not fewer than 2/3 of its 
members. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—At the conclusion of the first 
session of the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, the Se-
lect Committee shall submit a final report to the House. 
The final report shall include the results of the Select 
Committee’s studies, detailed findings, and any policy 
recommendations as the select committee may deem ad-
visable. The Select Committee may only submit the re-
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port if the report receives the votes of not fewer than 2/ 
3 of its members. The Select Committee shall submit all 
policy recommendations included in the report to rel-
evant standing committees. 
(4) PUBLICATION.—The Select Committee shall en-
sure that reports prepared in accordance with para-
graphs (2) and (3) shall, upon completion, be made 
available to the general public in widely accessible for-
mats not later than 30 calendar days following the date 
any such report is made available to the House or a 
committee, as applicable. 
(g) TERMINATION; DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.— 
(1) TERMINATION.—The Select Committee shall 
terminate on February 1, 2020. 
(2) DISPOSITION
OF
RECORDS.—Upon its termi-
nation, the records of the Select Committee shall be 
transferred to, and shall become part of, the records of 
such standing committees as the Speaker may designate. 
TITLE III—INTERVENTION IN LITI-
GATION 
INVOLVING 
PATIENT 
PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE 
CARE ACT 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
The House of Representatives finds the following:
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(1) Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, 
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Governor 
Paul LePage of Maine, Mississippi (by and through Gov-
ernor Phil Bryant), Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, 
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and 
West Virginia have filed suit in the United States Dis-
trict Court for the Northern District of Texas, arguing 
that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111–148; 124 Stat. 119) is unconstitutional 
and should be enjoined by asserting that the Act’s re-
quirement to maintain minimum essential coverage 
(commonly known as the ‘‘individual responsibility provi-
sion’’) in section 5000A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, is unconstitutional following the amendment of 
that provision by the Act to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2018 (Public Law 115–97) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’’). 
(2) These State and individual plaintiffs also seek 
to strike down the entire Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act as not severable from the individual re-
sponsibility provision. 
(3) On June 7, 2018, the Department of Justice re-
fused to defend the constitutionality of the amended in-
dividual responsibility provision, despite the well-estab-
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lished duty of the Department to defend Federal stat-
utes where reasonable arguments can be made in their 
defense. 
(4) The Department of Justice not only refused to 
defend the amended individual responsibility provision, 
but affirmatively argued that this provision is unconsti-
tutional and that the provisions of the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act guaranteeing issuance of 
health insurance coverage regardless of health status or 
preexisting conditions (commonly known as the ‘‘guaran-
teed issue provision’’) found in sections 2702, 2704, and 
2705(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300gg–1, 300gg–3, 300gg–4(a)) and prohibitions on dis-
criminatory premium rates (commonly known as the 
‘‘community rating provision’’) found in sections 2701 
and 2705(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300gg(a)(1), 300gg–4(b)) must now be struck down as 
not severable from the individual responsibility provision. 
(5) The district court recently held that the indi-
vidual responsibility provision is unconstitutional and 
that all of the remaining provisions of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care act are inseverable and 
therefore invalid. 
(6) Up to 133 million nonelderly Americans have 
some type of preexisting health condition, such as, but
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not limited to, diabetes, high cholesterol, cancer, arthri-
tis, and asthma, that could affect their insurance. 
(7) Prior to the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act and the enactment of protections such as guar-
anteed issue and community rating, millions of Ameri-
cans were denied health insurance coverage, were unable 
to obtain coverage of necessary medical services, or were 
priced out of the individual market due to preexisting 
conditions. 
(8) Without such protections for preexisting condi-
tions, millions of Americans could once again lose access 
to affordable, comprehensive health insurance. 
(9) More than 13 million Americans who gained 
coverage in States that expanded Medicaid eligibility 
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
could lose coverage if the Act were struck down in its 
entirety. 
(10) More than 2 million young adults who gained 
coverage under a provision of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act allowing individuals under the age 
of 26 to stay on their parents’ insurance could lose cov-
erage if the Act were struck down in its entirety. 
(11) More than 8.9 million low and middle-income 
Americans who received tax credits averaging $520 per 
month to help pay for health insurance in the individual
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market under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act could lose coverage if the Act were struck down 
in its entirety. 
(12) An estimated 105 million Americans who now 
enjoy coverage without lifetime limits due to the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act could once again 
face lifetime limits on their benefits if the Act were 
struck down in its entirety. 
(13) Nearly 12 million Medicare beneficiaries who 
received an average of $2,200 in savings on prescription 
drugs due to the closing of the Medicare prescription 
drug donut hole under the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act would face rising drug costs if the Act 
were struck down in its entirety. 
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZING LEGAL ACTION BY HOUSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker, on behalf of the 
House of Representatives, is authorized to intervene, other-
wise appear, or take any other steps in the case of Texas v. 
United States, No. 4:18–cv–00167–O (N.D. Tex.) and in any 
appellate proceedings arising from such case. The Speaker, in 
consultation with the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, is 
also authorized to intervene, otherwise appear, or take any 
other steps in any other cases involving the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act to protect the institutional in-
terests of the House and to defend such Act, the amendments
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made by such Act to other provisions of law, and any amend-
ments to such provisions, including the provisions ensuring 
affordable health coverage for those with preexisting condi-
tions. 
(b) ROLE OF GENERAL COUNSEL.—The Office of Gen-
eral Counsel of the House of Representatives, at the direction 
of the Speaker, shall represent the House in any litigation 
pursuant to this title. The Office of General Counsel may em-
ploy the services of outside counsel, including pro bono coun-
sel, or other experts for this purpose. 
(c) REPORTS ON AMOUNTS EXPENDED.—The chair of 
the Committee on House Administration shall cause to be 
printed in the Congressional Record a statement setting forth 
the aggregate amounts expended by the Office of General 
Counsel on outside counsel and other experts pursuant to this 
title on a quarterly basis, and such statement shall be sub-
mitted for printing not more than 30 days after the expira-
tion of each such quarter. 
Attest: 
Clerk.