Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Bill: 114-hres-461
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2015-10-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Health programs administration and funding
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: 
Establishes a Select Investigative Panel of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to investigate and report on:
 
 
 medical procedures and business practices used by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement;
 
 any other relevant matters with respect to such procurement;
 
federal funding and support for abortion providers; 
 
 the practices of providers of second and third trimester abortions, including partial birth abortion and procedures that may lead to a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion;
 
medical procedures for the care of a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion; and
 
 any changes in law or regulation necessary resulting from such findings. 


action_date: 2015-10-06
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
Establishes a Select Investigative Panel of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 
 (Sec. 3) Requires the Panel to investigate and report on:
 
 
 medical procedures and business practices used by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement;
 
 any other relevant matters with respect to such procurement;
 
federal funding and support for abortion providers; 
 
 the practices of providers of second and third trimester abortions, including partial birth abortion and procedures that may lead to a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion;
 
medical procedures for the care of a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion; and
 
 any changes in law or regulation necessary resulting from such findings.
 
 
(Sec. 6) Terminates the Panel 30 days after filing its final report.

action_date: 2015-10-07
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
 
Establishes a Select Investigative Panel of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
 
 (Sec. 3) Requires the Panel to investigate and report on:
 
 
 medical procedures and business practices used by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement;
 
 any other relevant matters with respect to such procurement;
 
federal funding and support for abortion providers; 
 
 the practices of providers of second and third trimester abortions, including partial birth abortion and procedures that may lead to a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion;
 
medical procedures for the care of a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion; and
 
 any changes in law or regulation necessary resulting from such findings.
 
 
(Sec. 6) Terminates the Panel 30 days after filing its final report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 184 (Roll no. 538).
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 184 (Roll no. 538).
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 461.
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6869-6879; text of measure as reported in House: CR H6869)
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 63.
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-288, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-288, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2015-10-06
text: Introduced in House