Whether the individual and state plaintiffs (respondents here) possess Article III standing to challenge the constitutionality of Section 5000A

QUESTIONS PRESENTED In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 567 U.S. 519 (2012), this Court upheld 26 U.S.C. 5000A, a provision of the Affordable Care Act, as a valid exercise of Congress’s taxing power because the provision offered individuals a lawful choice between purchasing insurance and paying a tax, known as a “shared responsibility payment.” In December 2017, Congress eliminated the Act’s monetary incentive to purchase insurance by reducing the shared responsibility payment to zero, such that Section 5000A now offers individuals a choice between purchasing insurance and paying a tax of $0. In this case, the court of appeals held that Section 5000A, as amended, exceeds Congress’s constitutional authority and that the Act’s thousands of other provisions may be invalid as a result. The questions presented are: 1. Whether the individual and state plaintiffs (respondents here) possess Article III standing to challenge the constitutionality of Section 5000A. 2. Whether Section 5000A, as amended, exceeds Congress’s constitutional authority. 3. Whether, if Section 5000A is invalid, the provision is severable from the remainder of the Act.