[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 372 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 372

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1495) to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
             prescription drugs under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1999

 Mr. Stark (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1495) to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of outpatient 
             prescription drugs under the Medicare Program.

    Resolved, That immediately after the adoption of this resolution 
the House shall resolve into the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1495) to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of 
outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicare program. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 
against the bill and against its consideration are waived. General 
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours, 
with one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Commerce and one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Each 
section of the bill shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion, except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
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