[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
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                        HEALTH CARE REFORM VOTE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Michel] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I submit for the Record the votes on health 
care reform which took place in the Labor-Management Relations 
Subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor on May 4 and 5, 
1994:
  The following recorded votes were taken on May 4, 1994 in the 
Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations of the Committee on 
Education and Labor during consideration of Chairman Williams' 
substitute proposal for H.R. 3600, the Health Security Act of 1994:
  1. An amendment by Mr. Owens to reduce cost-sharing to $1 or $2 per 
service for households with incomes up to 150 percent of poverty, who 
choose a low-cost plan provided there are sufficient low cost plans 
available, and to help defray the costs of the amendment by increasing 
the individual annual catastrophic cost limit from $1,500 to $2,500 and 
by a 1.5 percent premium increase. The amendment was rejected 12-14.

                               Democrats

  Mr. Williams--Nay, Mr. Ford (ex officio)--Nay by proxy, Mr. Clay--
Yea, Mr. Kildee--Yea, Mr. Miller (CA)--Yea by proxy, Mr. Owens--Yea, 
Mr. Martinez--Yea by proxy, Mr. Payne--Yea, Mrs. Unsoeld--Nay, Mrs. 
Mink--Yea, Mr. Klink--Nay, Mr. Murphy--Yea by proxy, Mr. Engel--Yea by 
proxy, Mr. Becerra--Yea by proxy, Mr. Green--Ms. Woolsey--Yea, Mr. 
Romero-Barcelo--Yea.


                              Republicans

  Mrs. Roukema--Nay, Mr. Goodling (ex officio)--Nay, Mr. Gunderson--Nay 
by proxy, Mr. Armey--Nay, Mr. Barrett--Nay by proxy, Mr. Boehner--Nay, 
Mr. Fawell--Nay, Mr. Ballenger--Nay, Mr. Hoekstra--Nay, Mr. McKeon--
Nay.
  The following recorded votes were taken on May 5, 1994, in the 
Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations of the Committee on 
Education and Labor during consideration of Chairman Williams' 
substitute proposal for H.R. 3600, the Health Security Act of 1994:
  1. An amendment by Mr. Boehner to eliminate those provisions in the 
chairman's mark relating to the requirement that employers pay for 
health insurance coverage. In addition, the amendment provides that 
employers are not required to offer the plans in the chairman's mark. 
The amendment was rejected 10-17.


                               democrats

  Mr. Williams--Nay, Mr. Ford (ex officio)--Nay by proxy, Mr. Clay--
Nay, Mr. Kildee--Nay, Mr. Miller (CA)--Nay, Mr. Owens--Nay, Mr. 
Martinez--Nay by proxy, Mr. Payne--Nay, Mrs. Unsoeld--Nay, Mrs. Mink--
Nay, Mr. Klink--Nay by proxy, Mr. Murphy--Nay by proxy, Mr. Engel--Nay 
by proxy, Mr. Becerra--Nay by proxy, Mr. Green--Nay, Ms. Woolsey--Nay, 
Mr. Romero-Barcelo--Nay by proxy.


                              republicans

  Mrs. Roukema--Yea, Mr. Goodling (ex officio)--Yea, Mr. Gunderson--
Yea, Mr. Armey--Yea, Mr. Barrett--Yea by proxy, Mr. Boehner--Yea, Mr. 
Fawell--Yea, Mr. Ballenger--Yea, Mr. Hoekstra--Yea, Mr. McKeon--Yea.

  2. An amendment by Mr. Fawell to the chairman's mark to provide that 
an individual in a State may purchase any health plan or health 
insurance of the individual's choice regardless of the status of 
community rating areas, regional alliances, or purchasing cooperatives 
that may be established within a State. In addition, the amendment says 
that individuals may not be required to enroll under or make payments 
for the health plans under the chairman's mark. The amendment was 
rejected 10-17.


                               democrats

  Mr. Williams--Nay, Mr. Ford (ex officio)--Nay by proxy, Mr. Clay--Nay 
by proxy, Mr. Kildee--Nay by proxy, Mr. Miller (CA)--Nay by proxy, Mr. 
Owens--Nay by proxy, Mr. Martinez--Nay by proxy, Mr. Payne--Nay by 
proxy, Mrs. Unsoeld--Nay by proxy, Mrs. Mink--Nay by proxy, Mr. Klink--
Nay, Mr. Murphy--Nay by proxy, Mr. Engel--Nay by proxy, Mr. Becerra--
Nay by proxy, Mr. Green--Nay by proxy, Ms. Woolsey--Nay by proxy, Mr. 
Romero-Barcelo--Nay by proxy.


                              republicans

  Mrs. Roukema--Yea, Mr. Goodling (ex officio)--Yea, Mr. Gunderson--Yea 
by proxy, Mr. Armey--Yea by proxy, Mr. Barrett--Yea by proxy, Mr. 
Boehner--Yea by proxy, Mr. Fawell--Yea, Mr. Ballenger--Yea, Mr. 
Hoekstra--Yea by proxy, Mr. McKeon--Yea by proxy.

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