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House Calendar No. 126

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 323

[Report No. 106–366]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater access to health

insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice

in health care through association health plans, to amend the Public

Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts,

and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723)

to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of

1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans

and other health coverage.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 5, 1999

Mr. GOSS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;

which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals

greater access to health insurance through a health care

tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other

health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Re-
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tirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access

to and choice in health care through association health

plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create

new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain

greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts,

and for other purposes, and for consideration of the

bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the

Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care

plans and other health coverage.

1 Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution

2 it shall be in order without intervention of any point of

3 order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2990) to

4 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow indi5 viduals greater access to health insurance through a

6 health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and

7 other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Em8 ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide

9 access to and choice in health care through association

10 health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to

11 create new pooling opportunities for small employers to

12 obtain greater access to health coverage through

13 HealthMarts, and for other purposes. The bill shall be

14 considered as read for amendment. The previous question

15 shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage

16 without intervening motion except: (1) two hours of debate

17 equally divided among and controlled by the chairmen and
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1 ranking minority members of the Committee on Com2 merce, the Committee on Education and the Workforce,

3 and the Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one mo4 tion to recommit.

5 SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolu6 tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule

7 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of

8 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider9 ation of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Em10 ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title

11 XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal

12 Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed

13 care plans and other health coverage. The first reading

14 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order

15 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de16 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed three

17 hours equally divided among and controlled by the chair18 men and ranking minority members of the Committee on

19 Commerce, the Committee on Education and the Work20 force, and the Committee on Ways and Means. After gen21 eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

22 under the five-minute rule. The amendments printed in

23 part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom24 panying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in

25 the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill,
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1 as amended, shall be considered as read. No further

2 amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print3 ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules.

4 Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed

5 in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated

6 in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat7 able for the time specified in the report equally divided

8 and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and

9 shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order

10 against the amendments printed in part B of the report

11 are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in

12 the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion

13 of consideration of the bill for amendment. The Chairman

14 of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until

15 a time during further consideration in the Committee of

16 the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend17 ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time

18 for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol19 lows another electronic vote without intervening business,

20 provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on

21 the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.

22 At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend23 ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as

24 amended, to the House with such further amendments as

25 may have been adopted. The previous question shall be
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1 considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any

2 further amendment thereto to final passage without inter3 vening motion except one motion to recommit with or

4 without instructions.

5 SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 2990, the

6 Clerk shall—

7 (1) await the disposition of H.R. 2723;

8 (2) add the text of H.R. 2723, as passed by the

9 House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 2990;

10 (3) conform the title of H.R. 2990 to reflect the

11 addition of the text of H.R. 2723 to the engross12 ment;

13 (4) assign appropriate designations to provi14 sions within the engrossment; and

15 (5) conform provisions for short titles within

16 the engrossment.

17 (b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2723 to

18 the engrossment of H.R. 2990, H.R. 2723 shall be laid

19 on the table.
House Calendar No. 126

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 323

[Report No. 106–366]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990)

to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 toallow individuals greater access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a longterm care deduction, and other health-related taxincentives, to amend the Employee RetirementIncome Security Act of 1974 to provide access toand choice in health care through associationhealth plans, to amend the Public Health ServiceAct to create new pooling opportunities for smallemployers to obtain greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R.2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVIIof the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumersin managed care plans and other health coverage.

OCTOBER 5, 1999

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed