House Floor Summary

On agreeing to the DeSaulnier amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 5.

An amendment, offered by Mr. DeSaulnier, numbered 5 printed in House Report 116-61 to Commission a study by the National Academy of Medicine into the amount of federal funding and research used in the development of drugs by pharmaceutical companies, and to put measures in place to curb excessive drug costs.

On agreeing to the Blunt Rochester amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blunt Rochester amendment No. 4.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Blunt Rochester, numbered 4 printed in House Report 116-61 to require the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to release all aggregated studies and data sets created on or after January 1, 2014 related to marketing and outreach for the Affordable Care Acts individual marketplace.

On agreeing to the Welch amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

The Committee of the Whole continued with further debate on the Welch amendment No. 3.

The Committee resumed its sitting.

The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 1208 and H.R. 2379.

The Committee rose informally to receive a message.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment No. 3.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Welch, numbered 3 printed in House Report 116-61 to prohibit the Secretary of HHS from ending autoenrollment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McKinley amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McKinley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment No. 2.

An amendment, offered by Mr. McKinley, numbered 2 printed in House Report 116-61 to strike title II, Health Insurance Market Stabilization.

On agreeing to the Pallone amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment No. 1.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Pallone, numbered 1 printed in House Report 116-61 to clarify communication requirements for eligible product developers and license holders regarding requests, offers, and delivery of product samples.

The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on May 16, 2019 at 9:54 a.m.: appointment, Director of the Congressional Budget Office.