[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 776 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 776

  Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of 
  Health and Human Services provide certain documents to the House of 
 Representatives relating to estimates and analyses of the cost of the 
                Medicare prescription drug legislation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2004

Mr. Rangel (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was referred jointly to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committees concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of 
  Health and Human Services provide certain documents to the House of 
 Representatives relating to estimates and analyses of the cost of the 
                Medicare prescription drug legislation.

    Resolved,  That--
    (a) the President is requested and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services is directed, to the extent possible, to furnish the 
House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the adoption of 
this resolution, all documents, including telephone and electronic mail 
records, logs and calendars, and records of internal discussions in the 
possession of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Office 
of the National Economic Council, respectively, relating to the 
following:
            (1) Any estimates and any analyses made by the Department 
        of Health and Human Services or the Office of Management and 
        Budget relating to the cost of any version of the medicare 
        prescription drug legislation.
            (2) Any communications (whether written or electronic) 
        relating to such cost estimates or analyses or their release to 
        Members of Congress between employees within the executive 
        branch.
            (3) Any communications (whether written or electronic) 
        relating to such cost estimates or analyses or their release to 
        Members of Congress between employees of the executive branch 
        and Members of Congress or their staff.
            (4) Any communications (whether written or electronic) 
        relating to such cost estimates or analyses or their release to 
        Members of Congress between employees of the executive branch 
        and persons other than employees of the executive branch or 
        legislative branch.
    (b) As used in this resolution, the term ``any version of the 
medicare prescription drug legislation'' refers to any version of H.R. 
1 or S. 1 (108th Congress), including the conference report on H.R. 1.
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