CF Joins More than 400 State Lawmakers in Brief on Health Care Law

The Commonwealth Foundation joined 17 other organizations and 333 state legislators from across the country in an amicus curiae brief challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. An additional 100 state lawmakers signed a related brief.

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case beginning March 27.

Below is a list of Pennsylvania lawmakers signing on to the brief. The commonwealth is one of 26 states party to the original lawsuit (Virginia filed a separate lawsuit), which is being appealed to the Supreme Court, after a federal court ruled the law unconstitutional.

Sen. Rich Alloway Sen. Jeff Piccola Rep. Gordon Denlinger
Sen. Dave Argall Sen. Joe Scarnati Rep. Mark Gillen
Sen. Patrick Browne Sen. Pat Vance Rep. Mauree Gingrich
Sen. Jane Earll Sen. Mike Waugh Rep. Seth Grove
Sen. John Eichelberger Sen. Don White Rep. Rob Kauffman
Sen. Ted Erickson Rep. Ryan Aument Rep. Daryl Metcalfe
Sen. Mike Folmer Rep. Matthew Baker Rep. Jerry Stern
Sen. Bob Mensch Rep. Stephen Bloom Rep. Rosemarie Swanger
Sen. Chuck McIlhinney Rep. Michele Brooks Rep. Will Tallman
Sen. Jane Orie Rep. Jim Christiana