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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–381 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 849) TO REPEAL THE 

PROVISIONS OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE 

ACT PROVIDING FOR THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD 

NOVEMBER 1, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 600] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 600, by a record vote of 7 to 3, report the same to the 

House with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017, under a closed 

rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided 

among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and chair and ranking 

minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a 

substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means 

now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, 

as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware of any 

points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

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COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 134 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... ...................

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... ...................

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... ...................

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

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