H.Res. 717: H.R. 3522 - Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013

COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 7-4 on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
FLOOR ACTION: ADOPTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 233-187 AFTER ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY A RECORD VOTE OF 227-196 on Wednesday, September 10, 2014.

MANAGERS: Polis/Burgess

113th Congress
2nd Session

Rule

H.RES. 717

Report No. 113-584

 

H.R. 3522 - Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013

  1. Closed rule.
  2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
  4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-56, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
  5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
  6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

 

RESOLUTION

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3522) to authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-56, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT PROPOSED TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Sponsor

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Description

1. Burgess (TX)

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Amends section 2 of Rules Committee Print 113-56 by clarifying that group health plans may offer such coverage to individuals.