S. 4653A bill to protect the healthcare of hundreds of millions of people of the United States and prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1 recorded action15 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer [D-NY]
Policy area: Health
Latest action: Oct 1, 2020 · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 200. (CR S6015)

IntroducedSep 22, 2020
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill prohibits the Department of Justice from advocating that a court invalidate any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 4653 as introduced in Senate on Sep 22, 2020. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 200

Senate Oct 1, 2020

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4653

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

51 Yea 43 Nay 6 not voting

Party-line vote 6 of 94 voting members broke with their own party: 6 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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All members100 members

Democratic45 members

Independent2 members

Republican53 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Who lobbied on S. 46535 organizations

Organizations that named S. 4653 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)filed by AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)Its PAC: America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. PAC

Insurance · Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +1 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

Tobacco · Homeland Security · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities +15 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RI (FORRMERLY KNOWN AS CHARTERCARE HEALTH PARTNERS)filed by CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.

Budget/Appropriations · Health Issues · Medicare/Medicaid2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2020Filing

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.Its PAC: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc PAC, DBA Planned Parenthood Federal PAC

Government Issues · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · District of Columbia · Foreign Relations +6 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCfiled by PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.

Health Issues · Foreign Relations · Budget/Appropriations · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption +7 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2020Filing

8 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.