H.R.1304: Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced March 25, 1999
  • Latest Major Action July 27, 2000

Bill Cosponsors

224 (130 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Independent Democrat, 93 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2000 - Entitles any health care professionals negotiating with a health plan, regarding contract terms under which they provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided under such plan, to the same treatment under antitrust laws as that accorded to a collective bargaining unit recognized under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).Provides that this Act: (1) applies only to...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Congressional Budget Office Estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has produced a cost estimate for H.R.1304.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 2.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-625.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 542 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1304 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 542 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 542.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1304 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 542 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John Shimkus to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of general debate on H.R. 1304.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ballenger amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ballenger amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Thomas demanded a recorded vote and pursant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stearns amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stearns amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cox amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cox amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Conyers demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Terry amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Terry amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Terry demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committe of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Coburn amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Coburn amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Coburn demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis (IL) amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1304.
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.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 276 - 136, 2 Present (Roll no. 372).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 25, 1999

Introduced in the House by Tom Campbell (R-Calif.)

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