H.R. 1217— To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund
H.R. 1217 - To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund
Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 5:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Amendment Deadline
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:00am in H-312 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Hearing on H.R. 1217, H.R. 1473, H. Con. Res. 35, and H. Con. Res. 36
Bill Text
To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
Submitted for Record
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
FLOOR ACTION ON H.RES. 219:
Adopted by record vote of 237-180, after ordering the previous question by record vote 238-182, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
MANAGERS: Foxx/Hastings
1. Structured rule.
2. Provides one hour general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. Provides that each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Version 1 | Castor (FL) | Democrat | Would require the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the impact funds awarded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund would have on preventing chronic diseases and promoting health. | Made In Order |
| 12 | Version 1 | Castor (FL) | Democrat | LATE Would preserve funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund until heart disease is no longer the leading cause of death for women in the United States. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Castor (FL) | Democrat | Would require the U.S. Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the economic impact funds awarded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund would have on states and communities. | Made In Order |
| 15 | Version 1 | Connolly (VA) | Democrat | LATE Would require the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Defense and Veterans Affairs to complete a study and report to Congress on the prevalence of chronic disease among active military, veterans and their families and how repeal of the Prevention and Public Health Fund will affect military recruitment and healthy outcomes among those individuals. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Ellison (MN) | Democrat | Would strike lines 3 through 10 of Section 1 of H.R. 1217. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Ellison (MN) | Democrat | Would designate the short title to be the “Ensuring Community Outbreaks of Lethal Influenza (ECOLI) Act.” | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Ellison (MN) | Democrat | Would designate the short title to be cited as the “Bring Your Mastercard to the Emergency Room Act.” | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Would add a sense of Congress that prevention of disease and injury is effective. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Would add a sense of Congress that prevention health care services reduce national health care costs. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Would require the Department of Health and Human Services to post on its website a notice of rescission of unobligated Section 4002 funds and the amount rescinded. | Made In Order |
| 5 | Version 1 | Pallone (NJ) | Democrat | Would add a sense of Congress supporting four studies that support the claim that prevention saves lives and money. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Pallone (NJ) | Democrat | Would add a sense of Congress that health prevention efforts save lives and money. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Schwartz (PA) | Democrat | Would ensure that no funds would be repealed for programs expanding the primary care workforce authorized by titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act until there are no longer any designated health professional shortage areas. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Sewell (AL) | Democrat | Withdrawn Would require a study by HHS on how the rescission of this program will exacerbate the problem of obesity and the negative affects this will have on military recruitment. | Withdrawn |
| 10 | Version 2 | Wilson (FL) | Democrat | Revised Would protect those activities dealing with seasonal or swine flu preparedness that are authorized by future legislation. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 81
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 1217 to report an open rule. Defeated 3-8.
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 82
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 1217 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #6, offered by Rep. Pallone Jr. (NJ), which would add a sense of Congress that health prevention efforts save lives and money. Defeated 3-8.