Repeal Obamacare.

It’s time to force Washington to do the same—to cut wasteful spending, repeal Obamacare and balance the budget.

Ernst commits to repealing Obamacare.

Squeal - March 24, 2014 - Archives of Women's Political Communication
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Ernst's Senate office said she voted for final passage of the Restoring Americans' Health Care Freedom Reconciliation Act and was also a co-sponsor of legislation authorizing full repeal of ObamaCare 180 days after enactment.

Ernst took concrete official action toward repeal early in her first Senate term, but this source describes an effort rather than an enacted repeal.

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Ernst Supports ObamaCare Repeal
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Congress.gov lists H.R.3762 as failed to pass over veto. The Senate passed it 52-47 on December 3, 2015; President Obama vetoed it on January 8, 2016; the House override failed on February 2, 2016.

A major ACA-repeal reconciliation bill reached the President but did not become law, so it did not fulfill full repeal of Obamacare.

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H.R.3762 - Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
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The Senate voted on McConnell Amendment No. 667 to H.R.1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017. The amendment was rejected 49-51, and Ernst (R-IA) voted Yea.

Ernst voted for the 2017 Senate repeal vehicle, but the decisive amendment failed, leaving full ACA repeal undelivered.

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Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, Vote 179, H.R.1628
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Public Law 115-97, section 11081, eliminated the shared responsibility payment by changing the individual mandate percentage to zero percent and the dollar amount to $0 for months after December 31, 2018.

Congress enacted a partial ACA rollback by zeroing out the individual mandate penalty, but this was not a full repeal of Obamacare.

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Public Law 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Section 11081
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CMS categorized the report under Affordable Care Act and reported 23.0 million consumers signed up for 2026 individual-market coverage through the Marketplaces, including 123,304 plan selections in Iowa on HealthCare.gov.

As of the 2026 plan year, ACA marketplaces remained operational, showing Obamacare had not been fully repealed by the as-of date.

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Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
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CMS reports that 23.0 million consumers signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces for the 2026 plan year, with Open Enrollment on HealthCare.gov running through January 15, 2026.

ACA marketplaces were active for the 2026 plan year, so Obamacare had not been fully repealed.

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Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot
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CMS says consumers can enroll in Marketplace coverage from November 1 to January 15 each year during Open Enrollment.

CMS still describes an operating ACA Marketplace enrollment cycle in 2026, confirming the law was not repealed.

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Annual Open Enrollment | CMS
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