H. Res. 323
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
October 6, 1999.
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 individuals greater
access to health insurance through a health care tax deduc-
tion, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax
incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity 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
ranking minority members of the Committee on Commerce,
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the
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Committee on Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to re-
commit.
SEC. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, de-
clare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill
(H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health
Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro-
tect consumers in managed care plans and other health cov-
erage. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with.
All points of order against consideration of the bill are
waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall
not exceed three hours equally divided among and controlled
by the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Com-
mittee on Commerce, the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, and the Committee on Ways and Means. After
general 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 accompanying this
resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and
in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall
be considered as read. No further amendment to the bill shall
be in order except those printed in part B of the report of
the Committee on Rules. Each amendment may be offered
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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 debatable for the time specified in the report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent, 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 con-
sideration of the bill for amendment. The Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time dur-
ing further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a re-
quest for a recorded vote on any amendment; and (2) reduce
to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on
any postponed question that follows another electronic vote
without intervening business, provided that the minimum
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of ques-
tions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration
of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amend-
ments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall
be 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.
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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 ad-
dition of the text of H.R. 2723 to the engrossment;
(4) assign appropriate designations to provisions
within the engrossment; and
(5) conform provisions for short titles within the en-
grossment.
(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.
Attest:
Clerk.