[House Report 113-322]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


113th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     113-322

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2279) TO AMEND THE SOLID 
WASTE DISPOSAL ACT RELATING TO REVIEW OF REGULATIONS UNDER SUCH ACT AND 
 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND 
LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 RELATING TO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLASSES 
 OF FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3362) TO 
    AMEND THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO REQUIRE 
TRANSPARENCY IN THE OPERATION OF AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGES; AND 
    PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3811) TO REQUIRE 
  NOTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS OF BREACHES OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE 
    INFORMATION THROUGH EXCHANGES UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND 
                          AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

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  January 8, 2014.--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. 455]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 455, by a record vote of 9 to 4, 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. 2279, the 
Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013, under a 
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for 
the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-
30 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The 
resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only 
those further amendments to H.R. 2279 printed in part A of this 
report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in this report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of 
order against the amendments printed in part A of this report. 
The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. 3362, the Exchange Information Disclosure Act, 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 to H.R. 
3362 printed in part B of 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.
    Section 3 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. 3811, the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 
2014, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that the bill shall be 
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one 
motion to recommit.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 2279, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2279 made in order as 
original text includes a waiver of clause 7 of rule XVI, 
prohibiting the consideration of non-germane amendments, 
because the amendment in the nature of a substitute contains 
provisions not germane to the bill.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part A of this report, 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 
consideration of H.R. 3362, 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 H.R. 3362, as amended, 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 
consideration of H.R. 3811, 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 H.R. 3811, 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. 96

    Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 2279, 
H.R. 3362, and H.R. 3811. Defeated: 4-9.

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Nay   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Nay   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................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 97

    Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4.

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Ms. Foxx........................................          Yea   Ms. Slaughter.....................          Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah..............................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Cole........................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Nugent......................................          Yea
Mr. Webster.....................................          Yea
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen................................          Yea
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2279 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

    1. Sinema (AZ): Strikes language that would expand 
eligibility for the National Priorities List (NPL) in Section 
204, which is overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency. 
Reinstates language that directs listing of the ``highest 
priority facilities'' for cleanup. (10 minutes)
    2. Tonko (NY): Blocks implementation of the bill if any 
provision would increase litigation, reduce funds available for 
cleaning up contaminated sites, or that would delay clean up of 
contaminated sites. (10 minutes)

 SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3362 IN PART B CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    Terry (NE): Makes technical corrections to the legislation, 
expands the reporting requirement to require the Secretary to 
increase the specificity for those enrolling in Medicaid; the 
number of individuals who have effectuated enrollment in a 
qualified health plan (QHP) through payment of their first 
monthly premium; and the ages of those who have effectuated 
enrollment in a QHP.

         PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2279 MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sinema of Arizona or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, strike lines 13 and 14 and insert the following: 
``U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)) is amended by inserting ``Not later 
than 90 days after''.
  Page 9, line 7, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.
  Page 9, strike lines 8 through 15.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tonko of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill, add the following new title:

     TITLE IV--AVOIDING INCREASED LITIGATION AND DELAYS IN CLEANUPS

SEC. 401. AVOIDING INCREASED LITIGATION AND DELAYS IN CLEANUPS.

  This Act shall not take effect if any provision thereof would 
increase the potential for litigation, reduce the amount of 
funds available for the cleanup of contaminated sites, or delay 
the implementation of any such cleanup.
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      PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3362 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 2, line 13, strike ``March 31'' and insert ``March 30''.
  Page 2, line 16, strike ``with'' after ``the''.
  Page 3, amend lines 13 through 15 to read as follows:
                                  ``(IV) the number of 
                                individuals who have selected a 
                                qualified health plan;
  Page 3, after line 15, insert the following new subclauses 
(and redesignate the succeeding subclauses accordingly):
                                  ``(V) the number of 
                                individuals who enrolled in 
                                Medicaid, and, of such number, 
                                the number who became eligible 
                                to enroll because of changes in 
                                eligibility effected under this 
                                Act and the number who 
                                otherwise were eligible to 
                                enroll;
                                  ``(VI) the number of 
                                individuals who have 
                                effectuated enrollment in a 
                                qualified health plan through 
                                payment of the first monthly 
                                premium;
                                  ``(VII) the age of 
                                individuals who have 
                                effectuated enrollment in a 
                                qualified health plan through 
                                payment of the first monthly 
                                premium;
  Page 5, line 2, strike ``Act'' and insert ``subparagraph''.
  Page 5, line 3, strike ``March 31'' and insert ``March 30''.
  Page 5, line 6, strike ``with''.
  Page 6, line 16, strike ``that'' and insert ``than''.

                                  
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