S.J.Res. 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".

Legislation· Jan 2026

S.J.Res. 84 Procedural vote, hasn't passed

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".

Would block a rule that tightens health insurance marketplace enrollment and coverage rules.

Tradeoff

Nullifies a federal rule that began requiring health insurers to verify eligibility for most new enrollments and barred DACA recipients from marketplace plans. The rule also prohibited insurers from covering certain sex-trait modification procedures as standard benefits.

What's in it

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The Senate voted to reject the motion to advance this bill on January 13, 2026, with the motion failing 47-52.

Senate
Introduced
(Sep 30, 2025)
Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Sep 30, 2025)
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Discharged by petition(Dec 9, 2025)
A petition forced the committee to release the bill without acting on it.
Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84
Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #8 · Jan 13, 2026)
47 yeanay 52

Recently introduced · no floor action yet