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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deutch amendment No. 17, as modified.

Deutch amendment; modified by unanimous consent.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Deutch, numbered 17 printed in House Report 116-61 to add a duty requiring navigators to provide information in plain language regarding essential health benefits and consumer protections under the mental health and substance use disorder benefits parity law.

On agreeing to the Lipinski 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 Lipinski amendment No. 16.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Lipinski, numbered 16 printed in House Report 116-61 to require a GAO report to determine whether the Department of Health and Human Services has taken appropriate steps to ensure that routine maintenance to the Healthcare.gov website is minimally disruptive to consumers.

On agreeing to the Lynch 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 Lynch amendment No. 15.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Lynch, numbered 15 printed in House Report 116-61 to ask the GAO to conduct a cost benefit analysis of the establishment of State-administered health insurance plans for states that may want to offer a public option in their health insurance exchanges; the report would be due to Congress no later than one year after enactment.

On agreeing to the Lynch 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 Lynch amendment No. 14.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Lynch, numbered 14 printed in House Report 116-61 to establish the deadline by which States may apply for federal assistance to establish state-based marketplaces by one year to December 31, 2023; extending the date by which the State Exchanges must be self-sustaining by one year to January 1, 2025.

On agreeing to the Johnson (TX) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Morelle, numbered 11 printed in House Report 116-61 to require GAO to study the effect of the administration's cuts to ACA outreach and the Navigator Program on health insurance enrollment and the cost of coverage.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (TX) amendment No. 13.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Johnson (TX), numbered 13 printed in House Report 116-61 to require Navigators to receive training on how to assist consumers with Medicaid and CHIP enrollment.

On agreeing to the Waters 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 Waters amendment No. 12.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Waters, numbered 12 printed in House Report 116-61 to require HHS to submit to Congress a report on the extent to which increases in the prices of commonly prescribed drugs have caused individuals with health insurance to forego needed treatment.

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