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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–584 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3522) TO AUTHORIZE 

HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS TO CONTINUE TO OFFER FOR SALE CURRENT GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN SATISFACTION OF THE 

MINIMUM ESSENTIAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIREMENT, 

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014.—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. 717] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 717, by a record of vote of 7 to 4, 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. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013, 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 Energy and Commerce. 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 113–56, modified by the amendment 

printed in this report, 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 in a committee report. 

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 provision from being reported by a 

committee that does not have jurisdiction to report tax 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. 186 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Nay Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... ................... Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Nay 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay 

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 187 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Ms. Foxx ............................................................ Yea Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Bishop of Utah .......................................... ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... ................... Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Nugent ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Webster ...................................................... Yea 

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ............................................. Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea 

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Burgess (TX): Amends section 2 of Rules Committee Print 113– 

56 by clarifying that group health plans may offer such coverage 

to individuals. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 1, line 15, add at the end the following: ‘‘A group health 

plan shall not be treated as not complying with the requirements 

of such Act (or the amendments made by such Acts) insofar as it 

provides health benefits through health insurance coverage that is 

permitted under the previous sentence.’’. 

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