H.Res. 579: Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

COMMITTEE ACTION: REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on Tuesday, January 5, 2016.
FLOOR ACTION: ADOPTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 237-177 AFTER ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION BY A RECORD VOTE OF 239-175 on Wednesday, January 6, 2016.

MANAGERS: McGovern/Woodall

114th Congress

2nd Session

Rule

H.RES. 579

Report No. 114-387

 

Senate amendment to H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

  1. Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3762.
  2. Makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Budget or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3762.
  3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion.
  4. Provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read.
  5. Provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their respective designees.
  6. Section 2 extends the staff deposition authority provided in H. Res. 5 to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Financial Services; Science, Space, and Technology; and Ways and Means through the end of the 114th Congress.

RESOLUTION

Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 3762) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on the Budget or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment. The Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their respective designees. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to adoption without intervening motion.

Sec. 2. Section 3(b)(l) of House Resolution 5 is amended by striking "the first session of'.