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House Calendar No. 126
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 323
[Report No. 106–366]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater access to health
insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduc-
tion, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice
in health care through association health plans, to amend the Public
Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employ-
ers to obtain greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts,
and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723)
to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans
and other health coverage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 1999
Mr. GOSS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution;
which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals
greater access to health insurance through a health care
tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other
health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Re-
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tirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access
to and choice in health care through association health
plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create
new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain
greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts,
and for other purposes, and for consideration of the
bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care
plans and other health coverage.
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution
it shall be in order without intervention of any point of
order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2990) to
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow indi-
viduals greater access to health insurance through a
health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and
other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide
access to and choice in health care through association
health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to
create new pooling opportunities for small employers to
obtain greater access to health coverage through
HealthMarts, and for other purposes. The bill shall be
considered as read for amendment. The previous question
shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage
without intervening motion except: (1) two hours of debate
equally divided among and controlled by the chairmen and
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ranking minority members of the Committee on Com-
merce, the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
and the Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one mo-
tion to recommit.
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolu-
tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of
the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider-
ation of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed
care plans and other health coverage. The first reading
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order
against consideration of the bill are waived. General de-
bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed three
hours equally divided among and controlled by the chair-
men and ranking minority members of the Committee on
Commerce, the Committee on Education and the Work-
force, and the Committee on Ways and Means. After gen-
eral debate the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. The amendments printed in
part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
panying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in
the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill,
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as amended, shall be considered as read. No further
amendment to the bill shall be in order except those print-
ed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules.
Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed
in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debat-
able for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and
shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order
against the amendments printed in part B of the report
are waived except that the adoption of an amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion
of consideration of the bill for amendment. The Chairman
of the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until
a time during further consideration in the Committee of
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amend-
ment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time
for electronic voting on any postponed question that fol-
lows another electronic vote without intervening business,
provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on
the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes.
At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amend-
ment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as
amended, to the House with such further amendments as
may have been adopted. The previous question shall be
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considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any
further amendment thereto to final passage without inter-
vening motion except one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
SEC. 3. (a) In the engrossment of H.R. 2990, the
Clerk shall—
(1) await the disposition of H.R. 2723;
(2) add the text of H.R. 2723, as passed by the
House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 2990;
(3) conform the title of H.R. 2990 to reflect the
addition of the text of H.R. 2723 to the engross-
ment;
(4) assign appropriate designations to provi-
sions within the engrossment; and
(5) conform provisions for short titles within
the engrossment.
(b) Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 2723 to
the engrossment of H.R. 2990, H.R. 2723 shall be laid
on the table.
House Calendar No. 126
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 323
[Report No. 106–366]
RESOLUTION
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2990)
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
allow individuals greater access to health insur-
ance through a health care tax deduction, a long-
term care deduction, and other health-related tax
incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to
and choice in health care through association
health plans, to amend the Public Health Service
Act to create new pooling opportunities for small
employers to obtain greater access to health cov-
erage through HealthMarts, and for other pur-
poses, and for consideration of the bill (H.R.
2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII
of the Public Health Service Act, and the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers
in managed care plans and other health coverage.
OCTOBER 5, 1999
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed