Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3767) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3767) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 696 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 696

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3767) to amend title 
 XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and 
       lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2004

Mr. Frost submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                           Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3767) to amend title 
 XVIII of the Social Security Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and 
       lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program.

    Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this resolution the 
House shall without intervention of any point of order consider in the 
House the bill (H.R. 3767) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices 
under the medicare program. The bill shall be considered as read for 
amendment. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
motion except: (1) two hours of debate on the bill equally divided and 
controlled by the chairmen and the ranking minority members of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means; 
(2) an amendment printed in the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 
8 of rule XVIII, if offered by Mr. Hill of Indiana or Mr. Davis of 
Florida or a designee to provide offsets to the bill, which shall be in 
order without intervention of any point of order (except those arising 
under clause 7 of rule XVI) or demand for division of the question, 
shall be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; 
(3) after disposition of that amendment, a further amendment in the 
nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record pursuant to 
clause 8 of rule XVIII, if offered by the Majority Leader or his 
designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order (except those arising under clause 7 of rule XVI), shall be 
considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
(4) one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
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