[House Report 115-860]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


115th Congress    }                                  {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                  {        115-860

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    PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 184) TO AMEND THE 
   INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO REPEAL THE EXCISE TAX ON MEDICAL 
  DEVICES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 6311) TO 
AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 AND THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND 
 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN 
 FOR PURPOSES OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX CREDIT AND TO ALLOW 
  INDIVIDUALS PURCHASING HEALTH INSURANCE IN THE INDIVIDUAL MARKET TO 
                  PURCHASE A LOWER PREMIUM COPPER PLAN

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   July 23, 2018.--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. 1011]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1011, by a record vote of 8 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. 184, the 
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017, 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 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.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. 6311, the Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and 
Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018, 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 Ways and Means. The resolution waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-
83, 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 for one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 184, 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. 184, 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. 6311, 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. 6311, 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. 268

    Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mr. Woodall.....................................          Yea   Mr. Hastings of Florida...........          Nay
Mr. Burgess.....................................          Yea   Mr. Polis.........................          Nay
Mr. Collins.....................................          Yea   Mrs. Torres.......................          Nay
Mr. Byrne.......................................          Yea
Mr. Newhouse....................................          Yea
Mr. Buck........................................          Yea
Ms. Cheney......................................  ............
Mr. Sessions, Chairman..........................          Yea
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       SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 184 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Brady, Kevin (TX): MANAGER'S Changes the effective date 
to December 31, 2019.

          TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 184 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  In section 1, strike ``2017'' and insert ``2018''.
  In section 2(d), strike ``2017'' and insert ``2019''.

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