IV
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 310
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) to amend the Public
Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers
in managed care plans and other health coverage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
Mr. NORWOOD submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) to
amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed
care plans and other health coverage.
Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this
resolution, the House shall resolve itself into the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) to amend the Public
Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Se-
curity Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and
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other health coverage. The first reading of the bill shall
be dispensed with, and all points of order against the bill
and its consideration are hereby waived. After general de-
bate, which shall be confined to the bill and amendments
and which shall not exceed one hour, to be equally divided
and controlled by Mr. Norwood of Georgia, Mr. Boehner
of Ohio and Mr. Dingell of Michigan, the bill shall be con-
sidered for amendment under the five-minute rule and the
bill shall be considered as having been read. No amend-
ment shall be in order except, first, an amendment in the
nature of a substitute (which shall consist of the text of
S. 1344, as passed the Senate) if offered by Mr. Norwood
of Georgia or his designee, second, an amendment in the
nature of a substitute if offered by Mr. Boehner of Ohio
or his designee and, third, an amendment in the nature
of a substitute if offered by Mr. Dingell of Michigan or
his designee. All points of order against any such amend-
ment are hereby waived, except those arising under clause
7 of rule XVI. Each amendment may be considered not-
withstanding the adoption of a previous amendment in the
nature of a substitute, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for not to exceed one hour equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and a Member opposed
thereto, and shall not be subject to amendment. If more
than one amendment is adopted, then only the one receiv-
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ing the greater number of affirmative votes shall be con-
sidered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the
greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last
amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes
shall be considered as finally adopted. No amendment
shall be subject to a demand for the division of the ques-
tion in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. At
the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amend-
ment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the
House with such amendments as may have been adopted,
and the previous question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage with-
out intervening motion except one motion to recommit
without instructions. If on any day the Committee rises
and reports that it has come to no resolution on the bill,
then on the next legislative day, the House shall, imme-
diately after the approval of the Journal, resolve into the
Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of
the bill.
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