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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–51 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1101) TO AMEND 

TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 

1974 TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND CHOICE FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITH 

SMALL BUSINESSES WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAL CARE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES 

MARCH 20, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BYRNE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 210] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 210, 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. 1101, the Small 

Business Health Fairness Act of 2017, under a structured rule. The 

resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The resolution waives all 

points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–9 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 makes in order only the further 

amendment printed in this report, if offered by the Member designated in this report, which shall be considered as read, shall be 

debatable for the time specified in this 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. The resolution waives all points of order against 

the amendment printed in this report. The resolution provides one 

motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

includes a waiver of clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, which requires the 


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inclusion of a committee cost estimate. It is important to note the 

Committee intends to submit the cost estimate for printing in the 

Congressional Record once it becomes available. 

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. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment printed in this report, the Committee is not aware of 

any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

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. 35 

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

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. ...................

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

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

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

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Yea 

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

Mr. Buck ........................................................... ...................

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Yea 

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

1. Herrera Beutler (WA): Clarifies that existing association 

health plans may continue to operate under existing state and federal law. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HERRERA

BEUTLER OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Add at the end of section 6 the following: 

(c) COORDINATION WITH EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in this Act 

shall require plans to become certified under section 802 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by this 

Act, or require plans that are not certified under such section to 

comply with the requirements under part 8 of such Act, except to 

the extent provided in section 809 of such Act. 

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