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House Calendar No. 248

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 539

[Report No. 106–705]

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4680) to amend title XVIII

of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program, to modernize the

Medicare Program, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 27, 2000

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. 4680) to amend

title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for

a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage

under the Medicare Program, to modernize the Medicare

Program, and for other purposes.

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 bill (H.R. 4680) to amend

4 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a vol5 untary program for prescription drug coverage under the
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1 Medicare Program, to modernize the Medicare Program,

2 and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as

3 read for amendment. The amendment recommended by

4 the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the

5 bill, modified by the amendment printed in the report of

6 the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution,

7 shall be considered as adopted. The previous question shall

8 be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final

9 passage without intervening motion except: (1) two hours

10 of debate on the bill, as amended, equally divided among

11 and controlled by the chairmen and ranking minority

12 members of the Committee on Ways and Means and the

13 Committee on Commerce; and (2) one motion to recommit

14 with or without instructions.

15 SEC. 2. During consideration of H.R. 4680, notwith16 standing the operation of the previous question, the Chair

17 may postpone further consideration of the bill until a time

18 designated by the Speaker.

19 SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on or before

20 the legislative day of Friday, June 30, 2000, for the

21 Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules with

22 respect to the following measures:

23 (1) The bill (H.R. 3240) to amend the Federal

24 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify certain re25 sponsibilities of the Food and Drug Administration
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1 with respect to the importation of drugs into the

2 United States; and

3 (2) the resolution (H. Res. 535) expressing the

4 sense of the House of Representatives concerning

5 use of additional projected surplus funds to supple6 ment Medicare funding, previously reduced under

7 the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
House Calendar No. 248

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 539

[Report No. 106–705]

RESOLUTION

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4680)

to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Actto provide for a voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare Program,to modernize the Medicare Program, and forother purposes.

JUNE 27, 2000

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

printed