S.J.Res. 84A 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".

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Sponsor: Mark R. Warner [D-VA]
Cosponsors: 43 · 41 Democrats · 2 Independents
Policy area: Health
Committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: Jan 13, 2026 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 8.

IntroducedSep 30, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
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What the measure doesCRS 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S.J.Res. 84 as introduced in Senate on Sep 30, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 8

Senate Jan 13, 2026

On the Motion to Proceed

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Proceed Rejected

47 Yea 52 Nay 1 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

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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.

Cosponsors43 · 41 Democrats · 2 Independents

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.J.Res. 84 and vote against it. 41 signed when it was filed.

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S.J.Res. 84A 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".

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedSenate roll call 8

On the Motion to Proceed

How the chamber split

Cosponsors43 · 41 Democrats · 2 Independents

S.J.Res. 84A 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".

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedSenate roll call 8

On the Motion to Proceed

How the chamber split

Cosponsors43 · 41 Democrats · 2 Independents

Who lobbied on S.J.Res. 841 organization

Who lobbied on S.J.Res. 841 organization