H. Res. 542

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

June 29, 2000.

Resolved, That 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. 1304) to ensure and foster continued patient

safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply

to negotiations between groups of health care professionals

and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same

manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor

organizations under the National Labor Relations Act. 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 one

hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and

ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under
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the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now

printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature

of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order

against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except

those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may be offered 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,

shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject

to a demand for division of the question in the House or in

the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the

amendments printed in the report are waived. 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
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of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report

the bill to the House with such amendments as may have

been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in

the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of

the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the

nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final

passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Attest:

Clerk.