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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 Rep-
resentative 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 Jer-
sey, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUMP, Mr.
TALENT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. UPTON, Mrs. VUCANO-
VICH, Mr. WALKER, Mr. WELDON, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ZELIFF, and Mr. ZIM-
MER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 Representa-
tives under an open rule that authorizes any Representa-
tive 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 signifi-
cant 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 Representa-
tive;
Whereas each Representative has heard ideas on health care
reform from the constituents of the Representative;
Whereas many individuals have expressed concerns about los-
ing 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 par-
ticipate;
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 bipar-
tisan effort to achieve such reform: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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.
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