UPDATE: President Obama signed the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (H.R. 3590) into law on March 23, 2010, clearing the way for the Senate to take up the “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010″ (H.R. 4872).
The reconciliation bill, the “Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010″ (H.R. 4872), includes significant modifications to the Senate-passed “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (H.R. 3590). The reconciliation bill changes (only) now go to the Senate for its consideration early this week. For the reconciliation bill to pass the Senate, it would require a simple majority vote (51 votes) under the budget reconciliation rules, with Vice President Biden available to break a tie.
Senate Democrats aim to complete the reconciliation bill before the Senate adjourns for spring recess, slated to begin March 29 (unless delayed). Now that the House has passed the reconciliation bill (H.R. 4872) and the Senate-passed bill (H.R. 3590) on the same day, President Obama is expected to sign the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (H.R. 3590) into law as soon as possible.
The Hewitt bulletin linked to at right provides a preliminary analysis of the employer impact associated with the reconciliation bill (H.R. 4872), including certain changes to H.R. 4872 adopted via House passage of the Manager’s Amendment.
