I will continue to work towards the repeal of the Affordable Care Act , and to replace it with solutions that will tackle health care costs and improve access.
Continue working to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with policies that lower health care costs and improve access.
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Evidence
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Vote 179 considered McConnell Amendment No. 667 to H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017. The amendment was rejected, 49 yeas to 51 nays; Scott (R-SC) voted Yea.
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The U.S. Code page states its text contains laws in effect on September 9, 2026 and identifies Pub. L. 111-148 as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Assessments
The promised outcome was repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act with lower-cost, expanded-access policies. The ACA remained in force as of September 2026, so the substantive outcome was not delivered. Scott did take a concrete later-term Senate vote in 2017 for a major ACA repeal vehicle, but that effort failed 49-51 and did not enact repeal-and-replace legislation. Because he made a serious legislative attempt but the promised policy result was not achieved, this is never with an effort badge.