H. Res. 323

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

October 6, 1999.

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it

shall be in order without intervention of any point of order

to consider in the House 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. The bill shall

be considered as read for amendment. The previous question

shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage

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

equally divided among and controlled by the chairmen and

ranking minority members of the Committee on Commerce,

the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the
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Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to recommit.

SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution

the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole

House on the state of the Union 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. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.

All points of order against consideration of the bill are

waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall

not exceed three hours equally divided among and controlled

by the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Education and the

Workforce, and the Committee on Ways and Means. After

general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment

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

A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this

resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and

in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall

be considered as read. No further amendment to the bill shall

be in order except those printed in part B of the report of

the Committee on Rules. Each amendment may be offered
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only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only

by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as

read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report

equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All points of

order against the amendments printed in part B of the report

are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in the

nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment. The Chairman of the

Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce

to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on

any postponed question that follows another electronic vote

without intervening business, provided that the minimum

time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration

of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall

be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any

further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without

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

shall—

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

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

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

(3) conform the title of H.R. 2990 to reflect the addition of the text of H.R. 2723 to the engrossment;

(4) assign appropriate designations to provisions

within the engrossment; and

(5) conform provisions for short titles within the engrossment.

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

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

table.

Attest:

Clerk.