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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 270

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any comprehensive

health care reform legislation should be considered on the floor of the

House of Representatives under an open rule that authorizes any Representative to offer one or more amendments.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 6, 1993

Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BACHUS

of Alabama, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BARTON of

Texas, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr.

BONILLA, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CANADY, Mr.

CLINGER, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COMBEST, Mr. COX, Mr. CRANE, Mr.

CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DELAY, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. DORNAN, Mr. DREIER,

Ms. DUNN, Mr. EWING, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr.

FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. GINGRICH,

Mr. GOSS, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HOKE, Mr.

HUFFINGTON, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. HYDE, Mr. INGLIS

of South Carolina, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of

Texas, Mr. KIM, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. MANZULLO,

Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MCINNIS, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas,

Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. POMBO, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr.

RAMSTAD, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. SAXTON,

Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr.

TALENT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WELDON, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ZELIFF, and Mr. ZIMMER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that

any comprehensive health care reform legislation should
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be considered on the floor of the House of Representatives under an open rule that authorizes any Representative to offer one or more amendments.

Whereas individuals in the United States desire reform of the

current health care system;

Whereas reform of the health care system will have a significant impact on the lives of all individuals in the United

States;

Whereas each Representative has been sent to Washington to

represent the views of the constituents of the Representative;

Whereas each Representative has heard ideas on health care

reform from the constituents of the Representative;

Whereas many individuals have expressed concerns about losing their current health insurance and their ability to

continue to see their family physician under any proposed

health care reform;

Whereas not all Representatives are members of a committee

which has jurisdiction over matters relating to health

care reform;

Whereas effective reform of the health care system will only

result from open debate in which all Representatives participate;

Whereas effective reform of the health care system will best

be accomplished through consideration and passage of a

bill to which each Representative had an opportunity to

offer amendments; and

Whereas the President, in his speech to a joint session of the

Congress, expressed his ideas for health care reform and
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called on all Members of the Congress to join in a bipartisan effort to achieve such reform: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that any comprehensive health care reform

3 legislation should be considered on the floor of the House

4 of Representatives under an open rule that authorizes any

5 Representative to offer one or more amendments.

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