[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 42 (Saturday, March 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D310-D311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3590, 
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, AND H.R. 4872, 
RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 8 to 5, a rule 
providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, the 
``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,'' and H.R. 4872, the 
``Reconciliation Act of 2010.''
  The resolution provides two hours of debate on the topic of the 
Senate amendments and the topic of H.R. 4872 equally divided and 
controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their 
designees.

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  With respect to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, the rule makes in 
order a motion offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the 
House concur in the Senate amendments. The motion shall be in order 
without intervention of any point of order except those arising under 
clause 10 of rule XXI. The Senate amendments and the motion shall be 
considered as read.
  If the motion to concur in the Senate amendments is adopted, the rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 4872 under a closed rule. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of H.R. 4872 except 
those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. It provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of the Rules 
Committee report, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the 
report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against H.R. 
4872, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 4872 
with or without instructions.
  Until completion of proceedings enabled by the first three sections 
of the rule, (a) the Chair may decline to entertain any intervening 
motion (except as expressly provided herein), rule, question, or 
notice; (b) the Chair may decline to entertain the question of 
consideration; (c) the Chair may postpone such proceedings to such time 
as may be designated by the Speaker; (d) the second sentence of clause 
1(a) of rule XIX shall not apply (regarding 40 minutes of debate on 
non-debatable questions); and (e) any proposition admissible under the 
first three sections of the rule shall be considered as read.
  Finally, the rule directs the Clerk, in the engrossment of H.R. 4872, 
to amend the title to read: ``An act to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13).'' Testimony was heard by Chairman 
Waxman, Chairman Levin, Chairman George Miller (CA), Representatives 
Becerra, Moore (WI), Pallone, Weiner, Andrews, Ryan (WI), Hensarling, 
Barton (TX), Shimkus, Buyer, Terry, Blackburn, Burgess, Gingrey, 
Scalise, Camp, Herger, Brady (TX), Kline (MN), Cassidy, Foxx, Franks 
(AZ), Dent, Paulsen, and Roe (TN).