[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 267 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 267

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 376) to amend title XVIII 
  of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs 
                  on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2005

 Ms. Hooley 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. 376) to amend title XVIII 
  of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs 
                  on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.

    Resolved,  That immediately after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker shall, 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. 376) to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs 
on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against the bill and 
against its consideration are waived (except those arising under clause 
7 of rule XVI). General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After 
general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
five-minute rule. 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. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill. 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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