[House Report 105-312]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-312
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    PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1122, THE PARTIAL-BIRTH 
            ABORTION BAN ACT OF 1997 WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS

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  October 7, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mrs. Myrick, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 262]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 262, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1122, 
the ``Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997'' with Senate 
amendments, under a rule providing for a motion to concur in 
the Senate amendments in the House. The rule provides one hour 
of debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below:

                    rules committee rollcall no. 66

    Date: October 7, 1997.
    Measure: H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997 
with Senate amendments.
    Motion By: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of Motion: To make in order the Hoyer amendment in 
the nature of a substitute which would ban all post-viability 
abortions except where continuation of the pregnancy would 
endanger the life of the woman or risk grievous injury to her 
health, and sets forth civil penalties for the violation by a 
physician of this prohibition.
    Results: Rejected, 3-7.
    Vote by Member: Dreier--Nay; Goss--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
McInnis--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Frost--
Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Solomon--Nay.

                    rules committee rollcall no. 67

    Date: October 7, 1997.
    Measure: H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997 
with Senate amendments.
    Motion By: Mrs. Slaughter.
    Summary of Motion: To make in order the Lowey amendment 
which provides that the restriction on abortion procedures in 
this bill would apply only post-viability and would include an 
exception in order to avert serious adverse health consequences 
to the mother.
    Results: Rejected, 3-7.
    Vote by Member: Dreier--Nay; Goss--Nay; Diaz-Balart--Nay; 
McInnis--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Myrick--Nay; Moakley--Yea; Frost--
Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Solomon--Nay.

                                
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