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hr 1215 · 115th Congress · House

Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
3 current · 3 total
Actions
35
Roll calls
4
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 337 · 2017-06-28
218 Yea · 210 Nay · 0 Present · 6 Not voting — Passed
R
21718 (Yea–Nay)
D
0190 (Yea–Nay)
I
11 (Yea–Nay)
L
01 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (35)
DateTimeAction
2017-02-24Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-02-24Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-02-24Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2017-02-24Introduced in House
2017-02-24Introduced in House
2017-03-22Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 31.
2017-03-22Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2017-03-22Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
2017-03-22Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-55, Part I.
2017-03-22Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-55, Part I.
2017-06-1317:48:31Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 382 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1215 with 1 hour 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. A specified amendment is in order. The resolution makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-10. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the report.
2017-06-2713:49:50Rule H. Res. 382 passed House.
2017-06-2814:06:47Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 382. (consideration: CR H5263-5287; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5273-5275)
2017-06-2814:06:52Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1215 with 1 hour 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. A specified amendment is in order. The resolution makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-10. The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed in the report.
2017-06-2814:07:05House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 382 and Rule XVIII.
2017-06-2814:07:05The Speaker designated the Honorable Garret Graves to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2017-06-2814:07:42GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1215.
2017-06-2815:24:19DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment No. 1.
2017-06-2815:35:57DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment No. 2.
2017-06-2815:48:23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roe (TN) amendment No. 3.
2017-06-2816:00:51DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hudson amendment No. 4.
2017-06-2816:12:42POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hudson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Cohen demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2017-06-2816:13:18DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barr amendment No. 5.
2017-06-2816:24:49POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Barr amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Barr demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2017-06-2816:25:18UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2017-06-2816:55:04The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1215.
2017-06-2816:55:33The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2017-06-2816:55:50The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2017-06-2816:57:00Ms. Kuster (NH) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H5275)
2017-06-2816:57:59Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kuster motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to add an exemption to the underlying bill for any claim or action that pertains to the negligent prescription of opioids.
2017-06-2817:05:51The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2017-06-2817:13:10On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 235 (Roll no. 336).
2017-06-2817:20:08On passage Passed by recorded vote: 218 - 210 (Roll no. 337).
2017-06-2817:20:08Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 218 - 210 (Roll no. 337).
2017-06-2817:20:10Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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