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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–322 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2279) TO AMEND THE 

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT RELATING TO REVIEW OF REGULATIONS 

UNDER SUCH ACT AND TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 RELATING TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLASSES OF FACILITIES; 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3362) TO AMEND 

THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO REQUIRE 

TRANSPARENCY IN THE OPERATION OF AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT 

EXCHANGES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 

3811) TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS OF BREACHES OF 

PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THROUGH EXCHANGES 

UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT 

JANUARY 8, 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. 455] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 455, by a record vote of 9 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. 2279, the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 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 makes in order as original text for the purpose of 

amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

of the text of Rules Committee Print 113–30 and provides that it 

shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 

order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The 

resolution makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 

2279 printed in part A of this report. Each such amendment may 

be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered 

only by a Member designated in this report, 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 


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be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 

division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 

Whole. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides for 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

3362, the Exchange Information Disclosure Act, under a closed 

rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate with 40 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 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 to H.R. 3362 printed in 

part B of 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. 

Section 3 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

3811, the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014, 

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 the bill shall be considered as read. The 

resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. 

The resolution provides one motion to recommit. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2279, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

The waiver of all points of order against the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute to H.R. 2279 made in order as original text 

includes a waiver of clause 7 of rule XVI, prohibiting the consideration of non-germane amendments, because the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute contains provisions not germane to the bill. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part A of this report, 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 consideration of H.R. 3362, 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 H.R. 3362, 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 consideration of H.R. 3811, 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 H.R. 3811, 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. 96 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 2279, H.R. 

3362, and H.R. 3811. Defeated: 4–9. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay 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. 97 

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9–4. 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2279 IN PART A MADE IN

ORDER

1. Sinema (AZ): Strikes language that would expand eligibility 

for the National Priorities List (NPL) in Section 204, which is overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency. Reinstates language 

that directs listing of the ‘‘highest priority facilities’’ for cleanup. 

(10 minutes) 

2. Tonko (NY): Blocks implementation of the bill if any provision 

would increase litigation, reduce funds available for cleaning up 

contaminated sites, or that would delay clean up of contaminated 

sites. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3362 IN PART B CONSIDERED

AS ADOPTED

Terry (NE): Makes technical corrections to the legislation, expands the reporting requirement to require the Secretary to increase the specificity for those enrolling in Medicaid; the number 

of individuals who have effectuated enrollment in a qualified 

health plan (QHP) through payment of their first monthly premium; and the ages of those who have effectuated enrollment in a 

QHP. 


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PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2279 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SINEMA OF

ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 8, strike lines 13 and 14 and insert the following: ‘‘U.S.C. 

9605(a)(8)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Not later than 90 days 

after’’. 

Page 9, line 7, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a period. 

Page 9, strike lines 8 through 15. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TONKO OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of the bill, add the following new title: 

TITLE IV—AVOIDING INCREASED 

LITIGATION AND DELAYS IN CLEANUPS 

SEC. 401. AVOIDING INCREASED LITIGATION AND DELAYS IN CLEANUPS. 

This Act shall not take effect if any provision thereof would increase the potential for litigation, reduce the amount of funds 

available for the cleanup of contaminated sites, or delay the implementation of any such cleanup. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3362 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 2, line 13, strike ‘‘March 31’’ and insert ‘‘March 30’’. 

Page 2, line 16, strike ‘‘with’’ after ‘‘the’’. 

Page 3, amend lines 13 through 15 to read as follows: 

‘‘(IV) the number of individuals who have selected a qualified health plan; 

Page 3, after line 15, insert the following new subclauses (and redesignate the succeeding subclauses accordingly): 

‘‘(V) the number of individuals who enrolled in 

Medicaid, and, of such number, the number who 

became eligible to enroll because of changes in eligibility effected under this Act and the number 

who otherwise were eligible to enroll; 

‘‘(VI) the number of individuals who have effectuated enrollment in a qualified health plan 

through payment of the first monthly premium; 

‘‘(VII) the age of individuals who have effectuated enrollment in a qualified health plan 

through payment of the first monthly premium; 

Page 5, line 2, strike ‘‘Act’’ and insert ‘‘subparagraph’’. 

Page 5, line 3, strike ‘‘March 31’’ and insert ‘‘March 30’’. 

Page 5, line 6, strike ‘‘with’’. 

Page 6, line 16, strike ‘‘that’’ and insert ‘‘than’’. 

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