The Origination Clause Challenge:

After the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that the individual mandate penalty was a tax, new constitutional questions arose. Tax-raising bills must originate in the House of Representatives, according to Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution.

Cases:

Sissel v. Department of Health and Human Services
Hotze v. Sebelius

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