H.R. 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 3922 PDF XML

    Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017 (as reported) 

    H. Rept. 115-359, Part I PDF

    Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce

    Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by the Hon. Greg Walden (OR) PDF

    An amendment to reauthorize the CHIP program and extend various public health programs.
            ::  Summary of ANS provided by the Committee on Energy and Commerce  PDF

    H. Rept. 115-559 PDF

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Wednesday, November 01, 2017.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 601: 
Agreed to by record vote of 231-192, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 230-191 on Thursday, November 2, 2017.

MANAGERS: Burgess/Slaughter

1. Closed rule.

2. Provides one hour of 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 amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Walden (OR)RepublicanSUBSTITUTE Reauthorizes the CHIP program and extend various public health programs.Considered as Adopted
2Version 1Kennedy (MA), Meehan (PA), Napolitano (CA)Bi-PartisanEnsures mental and behavioral health care parity for CHIP beneficiaries, including both children and pregnant women. Submitted
3Version 1Duncan (TN), Roe (TN)RepublicanAllows the Secretary to award supplemental grant funds to health centers to implement models related to permitting medical professionals with out-of-state, active, unencumbered licenses to use the health centers’ grounds and facilities in order to volunteer their services as within the scope of their practices on behalf of a nonprofit organization without any compensation for periods not to exceed 7 consecutive days, if the State involved is notified of such permission. (This is in addition to the bill's current list of items to which models can be related.) Submitted
4Version 1Cárdenas , Tony (CA)DemocratStrikes the Prevention and Public Health Fund as an offset. Submitted
5Version 1Walden (OR)RepublicanRelating to the Prevention and Public Health Fund, and adjustments to Medicare Part B and Part D premium subsidies for higher income individuals. Considered as Adopted
6Version 1Pallone (NJ)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Extends funding for critically important healthcare programs such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Community Health Centers that were last authorized in the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The amendment does so without making it harder for people to keep their health insurance or gutting funding for public health programs supported by the Prevention Fund. Instead, it fully pays for these policies with a commonsense offset.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 135

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment # 6, offered by Rep. Pallone Jr. (NJ), which extends funding for critically important healthcare programs such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Community Health Centers that were last authorized in the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.  The amendment does so without making it harder for people to keep their health insurance or gutting funding for public health programs supported by the Prevention Fund.  Instead, it fully pays for these policies with a commonsense offset. Defeated: 3–7

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
Nay
Mr. Byrne
No Vote
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
Nay
Ms. Cheney
No Vote
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 136

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
Yea
Mr. Byrne
No Vote
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
Yea
Ms. Cheney
No Vote
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
No Vote