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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–559

PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3660, THE

PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT OF 2000

APRIL 4, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. LINDER, from the Committee on Rules,

submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 457]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House

Resolution 457, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to the House

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 3660, the

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000, under a closed rule. The

rule provides two hours of debate in the House equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. Also, the rule provides one motion to recommit.

The rule further provides that after passage of H.R. 3660, it shall

be in order to take from the Speaker’s table S. 1692, consider it in

the House, and to move to strike all after the enacting clause and

insert the text of H.R. 3660 as passed by the House. All points of

order against the motion to strike and insert are waived. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it

shall be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment

and request a conference.

COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House rule XIII 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. 93

Date: April 4, 2000.

Measure: H.R. 3660, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000.

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Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.

Summary of motion: Make in order the Frank (MA) amendment

which creates an exception to the ban when a partial-birth abortion

is performed to avert serious adverse long-term physical health

consequences to the mother.

Results: Defeated 1 to 6.

Vote by Members: Linder—Nay, Pryce—Nay, Hastings—Nay,

Sessions—Nay, Reynolds—Nay, Hall—Nay, and Slaughter—Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 94

Date: April 4, 2000.

Measure: H.R. 3660, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000.

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.

Summary of motion: Make in order the Jackson-Lee amendment

which prohibits any civil action from being taken against any

woman who has had a ‘‘partial-abortion.’’

Results: Defeated 1 to 6.

Vote by Members: Linder—Nay, Pryce—Nay, Hastings—Nay,

Sessions—Nay, Reynolds—Nay, Hall—Nay, and Slaughter—Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 95

Date: April 4, 2000.

Measure: H.R. 3660, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000.

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.

Summary of motion: Make in order the Hoyer/Greenwood/

Tauscher/Johnson (CT) amendment that provides a federal ban on

all post viability abortions, except those needed to preserve the

woman’s life or to avert serious health consequences. It would require the doctor to determine—under civil penalty—whether continuing the pregnancy posed a serious threat to the woman’s

health.

Results: Defeated 2 to 5.

Vote by Members: Linder—Nay, Pryce—Yea, Hastings—Nay,

Sessions—Nay, Reynolds—Nay, Hall—Nay, and Slaughter—Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 96

Date: April 4, 2000.

Measure: H.R. 3660, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000.

Motion by: Mrs. Slaughter.

Summary of motion: Make in order the Edwards amendment

that bans abortions after fetal viability except in cases when the

physician concludes in good faith according to his or her best medical judgment that the abortion is necessary to prevent the death

of a woman or to avert a substantial risk of serious impairment to

her physical or mental health.

Results: Defeated 1 to 6.

Vote by Members: Linder—Nay, Pryce—Nay, Hastings—Nay,

Sessions—Nay, Reynolds—Nay, Hall—Nay, and Slaughter—Yea.

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