[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H. Res. 323 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 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 
   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, 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.


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                    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

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                               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 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, 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.

    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.




                                                 House Calendar No. 126

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                              H. RES. 323

                          [Report No. 106-366]

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                               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 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, 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.

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                            October 5, 1999

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed