Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011

Introduced in House

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 648 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5652 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-21 shall be considered as adopted. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the on the Loebsack motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a section to the bill prohibiting former Members of Congress who are registered lobbyists with salaries greater than $1 million from eligibility to receive benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 218 - 199, 1 Present (Roll no. 247).(text: CR H2583-2600)