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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–76 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1304) TO AMEND THE 

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, THE PUBLIC 

HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO 

EXCLUDE FROM THE DEFINITION OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 

CERTAIN MEDICAL STOP-LOSS INSURANCE OBTAINED BY CERTAIN 

PLAN SPONSORS OF GROUP HEALTH PLANS 

APRIL 3, 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. 241] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 241, by a record vote of 6 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. 1304, the SelfInsurance Protection Act, under a closed 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 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

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 

inclusion of a committee cost estimate. 

The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, 

as amended, includes a waiver of clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which 

prohibits a bill carrying a tax or tariff measure from being reported 

by a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures. 


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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. 44 

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 6–3 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea 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 ................................................... ...................

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

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

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

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