Less than 1 in 5 (17 percent) Americans approve of the Senate Republicans' health care bill, known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act, according to a NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

More than half (55 percent) of the 1,205 adults surveyed disapprove of the legislation, 24 percent say they have not heard enough about it to have an opinion, and 3 percent say they've heard of it, but are just unsure.

The Senate was slated to vote on the bill this week, but after more Republicans signaled they would reject bill in its current form, GOP leaders decided to delay a vote on the legislation until after Congress returns from next week's July Fourth recess.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.