[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 323 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 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 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 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 Committee on Ways and Means; 
and (2) one motion to recommit.
    Sec. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution 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 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. 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 Committee 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 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 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 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 questions 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 amendments 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 
intervening 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 engrossment;
            (4) assign appropriate designations to provisions 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.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.