[House Report 111-418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     111-418

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 4626) TO RESTORE THE 
  APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS TO THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH 
             INSURANCE TO PROTECT COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS

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 February 23, 2010.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
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  Ms. Slaughter, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1098]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1098, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4626, the 
``Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act,'' under a 
closed rule. The resolution provides two hours of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
The resolution provides that the bill shall be considered as 
read. The resolution waives all points of order against the 
bill. This waiver does not affect the point of order available 
under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark disclosure). 
Finally, the resolution provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill (except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of 
order. The waiver is prophylactic. Although the resolution 
waives all points of order against the bill, the Committee is 
not aware of any points of order against the bill. The waiver 
of all points of order against the bill is prophylactic.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 311

    Date: February 23, 2010.
    Measure: H.R. 4626.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order an amendment by Rep. 
Lungren (CA), #1, which would allow the sharing of historical 
loss data and actuarial services among health insurance 
companies, as modified by striking all references to medical 
malpractice insurance in the amendment.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Perlmutter--Nay; Pingree--Nay; Polis--Nay; 
Dreier--Yea; Diaz-Balart, L.--Yea; Foxx--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

                                  
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