Vote No. 6 (H.R. 497)

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to H.R. 497 to make in order the following amendments: amendment #3, offered by Rep. Pallone Jr. (NJ), which states the provisions of section 2 shall not take effect until the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to Congress a certification that such provisions will not increase the risk of elderly individuals and disabled individuals contracting COVID–19; amendment #4, offered by Rep. Pallone Jr. (NJ), which states section 2 shall not take effect until the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to Congress a certification that such provisions will not result in an increase in the total number of cases of COVID–19; amendment #5, offered by Rep. Pallone Jr. (NJ), which states section 2 shall not take effect until the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to Congress a certification that such provisions will not result in an increase in hospitalizations attributable to COVID–19; and amendment #6, offered by Rep. Pallone Jr. (NJ), which states section 2 shall not take effect until the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services submits to Congress a certification that such provisions will not result in a decrease in the number of health care providers in the United States. Defeated: 3–9