To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities.
Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
This bill addresses prescription drugs and the health insurance market, including (1) revising processes related to federal approval of generic drugs; (2) providing funding for states to establish health insurances exchanges; (3) nullifying an agency rule related to short-term, limited duration coverage; and (4) expanding outreach activities.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 30.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 523.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on the Judiciary, H. Rept. 116-55, Part III.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Escobar amendment No. 20, as modified.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wexton amendment No. 21.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wexton amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Wexton demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pappas amendment No. 22.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cox (CA) amendment No. 23.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cox (CA) amendment No. 24.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Horn amendment No. 26.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cunningham amendment No. 27.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 987.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. Walden moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H3904-3908)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walden motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to strike title I and insert new text.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 228 (Roll no. 213).
Roll Call #213 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 234 - 183 (Roll no. 214).
Roll Call #214 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 234 - 183 (Roll no. 214).
Roll Call #214 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 987.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.