H.R.2563: Bipartisan Patient Protection Act

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85 (76 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Bipartisan Patient Protection Act - Title I: Improving Managed Care - Subtitle A: Utilization Review; Claims; and Internal and External Appeals - Requires a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer (plan and issuer) providing health insurance coverage, to conduct utilization review activities in connection with the provision of benefits under such plan or coverage only in accordance with an approved utilization review program. Defines...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Referred to House Ways and Means
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 219 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2563 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. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 219 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 219.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2563 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. 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. 219 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hours of general debate on H.R. 2563. Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Dingell, Mr, Boehner, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Stark will each control 20 minutes of debate.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 219, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Thomas (CA) amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 219, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 60 minutes of debate on the Norwood amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 219, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Thomas amendment.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2563.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. Berry moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Berry motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment in the nature of a substitute inserting a complete new text, the makeup of which is the original text of H.R. 2563.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 208 - 220 (Roll no. 331).
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 203 (Roll no. 332).
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. 2563.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.
July 19, 2001

Introduced in the House by Greg Ganske (R-Iowa)

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