[House Report 113-206]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


113th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    113-206

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2775) TO CONDITION THE 
   PROVISION OF PREMIUM AND COST-SHARING SUBSIDIES UNDER THE PATIENT 
PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UPON A CERTIFICATION THAT A PROGRAM 
TO VERIFY HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCH SUBSIDIES 
                 IS OPERATIONAL, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 September 10, 2013.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 339]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 339, 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. 2775, to 
condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies 
under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a 
certification that a program to verify household income and 
other qualifications for such subsidies is operational, and for 
other purposes, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 
one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. The resolution waives all points 
of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution 
provides that the amendment printed in this report shall be 
considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended. 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, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

                            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. 65

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to report an open rule. Defeated: 4-
7.

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................                Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mr. Cole........................................          Nay   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Yea
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Nay   Mr. Polis.........................          Yea
Mr. Nugent......................................          Nay
Mr. Webster.....................................          Nay
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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             SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Black (TN): Creates a new section that inserts the short 
title, ``No Subsidies Without Verification Act.'' Requires the 
Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 
Services to verify an applicant's eligibility rather than the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 
currently in the bill. Makes other clarifying changes.

                TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 2, before line 1, insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``No Subsidies Without 
Verification Act''.

  Page 2, line 1, strike ``section 1.'' and insert ``sec. 2.''.
  Page 2, line 12, strike ``Secretary of'' and insert 
``Inspector General of the Department of''.
  Page 2, line 14, insert ``successfully and consistently'' 
before ``verifies''.
  Page 2, line 17, strike ``reduction'' and insert ``reductions 
prior to making the benefits available''.

                                  
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