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Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2000 - Entitles any health care professionals negotiating with a health plan, regarding contract terms under which they provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided under such plan, to the same treatment under antitrust laws as that accorded to a collective bargaining unit recognized under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).Provides that this Act: (1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from NLRA; and (2) shall not be construed as revising any NLRA provision or affecting the status of any group of persons under NLRA.Makes the exemption (from antitrust laws) under this Act: (1) only applicable to conduct occurring during the three-year period beginning on the enactment date of this Act; and (2) continue to apply for one year after the end of such period to contracts entered into before the end of such period. Provides that nothing in this Act shall exempt from the application of the antitrust laws any agreement or otherwise unlawful conspiracy that excludes, limits the participation or reimbursement of, or otherwise limits the scope of services to be provided by any health care professional or group of health care professionals with respect to the performance of services that are within their scope of practice as defined or permitted by relevant law or regulation.Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the application of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under federally assisted programs on the ground of race, color, or national origin).Provides that nothing in this Act shall apply to negotiations between health care professionals and health plans pertaining to benefits provided under: (1) Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) provisions of the Social Security Act; (2) programs, under specified Federal laws, relating to medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services, veterans' medical care, and Federal employees' health benefits; and (3) the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the impact of this Act during the six-month period beginning with the third year of the specified three-year period, together with recommendations on any extension of this Act and possible changes to it.
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Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] · R–CA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 276 - 136, 2 Present (Roll no. 372).
House roll call 372 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 276 - 136, 2 Present (Roll no. 372).
House roll call 372 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H5636-5637)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1304.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davis (IL) amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Coburn amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Coburn demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committe of the Whole proceeded with 15 minutes of debate on the Coburn amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Terry amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Terry demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Terry amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cox amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Conyers demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cox amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stearns amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stearns amendment.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ballenger amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Thomas demanded a recorded vote and pursant to H. Res. 538, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ballenger amendment.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of general debate on H.R. 1304.
The Speaker designated the Honorable John Shimkus to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 542 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1304 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 542. (consideration: CR H5627-5652)
Rule H. Res. 542 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 542 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1304 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-625.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-625.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 2.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Hearings Held.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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