For the

week
ending
July 28

Class Actions, Arbitration Clauses: The

Y Y N N N House nullified, 231-190, a Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau rule enabling
individuals to join class-action lawsuits
against financial companies. The rule bars
firms from using arbitration clauses to prevent
customers from filing lawsuits.
Defeat of Healthcare Repeal: The Senate
N N defeated, 49-51, a GOP-sponsored measure
to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, thus
ending the latest attempt by congressional
Republicans to take down the 2010 health
law. A yes vote was to repeal several key
parts of Obamacare. (HR 1628)
Make-or-Break Healthcare Vote: By a tally
N N of 51-50, with Vice President Mike Pence
casting the decisive vote, the Senate opened
debate on a House-passed bill that was the
vehicle for later votes to repeal or dismantle
the Affordable Care Act. A yes vote was to
start debate on HR 1628.
Preserving Todays Medicaid: Voting 48-52,
Y Y the Senate rejected a Democratic
amendment that sought to preserve the
Medicaid expansion in the Affordable Care
Act. A yes vote was to strip HR 1628 (above)
of several Republican measures to scale
back Medicaid as it functions today.
Rand Pauls Obamacare Repeal: The Senate
N N rejected, 45-55, a plan by Rand Paul, R-Ky.,
to repeal key parts of the Affordable Care Act,
including its Medicaid expansion and
individual and employer mandates. A yes
vote was to repeal but not replace the core of
Obamacare. (HR 1628)
Ted Cruzs Healthcare Plan: The Senate
N N defeated, 43 -57, a bid by Ted Cruz, R-Texas,
to allow insurers to offer bare-bones health
plans in a state if they offer ones that meet
federal coverage rules. A yes vote backed a
measure that boosted funding for former
Medicaid recipients. (HR 1628)
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The Senate will take up the fiscal 2018 military budget in the week of
July 31, while the House will be in recess.