05/24/11 6:02 PM
Mr. Weiner moved that the committee rise.
05/24/11 3:55 PM
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Foxx amendment number 7 under the five-minute rule.
Amendment offered by Ms. Foxx.
05/24/11 3:55 PM
An amendment numbered 7 printed in the Congressional Record to to prohibit the use of funds provided for graduate medical education from being used to provide abortion or training in the provision of abortion. Additionally, funds would not be provided to a teaching health center if the institution discriminates against individual health care entities that refuse to provide abortion under go training in the provision of abortion, or offer referral for abortion services.
05/24/11 3:54 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cardoza amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cardoza demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
05/24/11 3:42 PM
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cardoza amendment number 9 under the five-minute rule.
Amendment offered by Mr. Cardoza.
05/24/11 3:42 PM
An amendment numbered 9 printed in the Congressional Record to require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the extent of physician shortages in areas with significant shortages. The study should also examine the effects of expanding and establishing new medical graduate programs as directed by the health care overhaul law on the number of physicians were the funding not rescinded by the bill
05/24/11 3:41 PM
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tonko amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Tonko demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
05/24/11 3:33 PM
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tonko amendment number 2 under the five-minute rule.
Amendment offered by Mr. Tonko.
05/24/11 3:33 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to conduct a study of the number of primary care physicians that would be trained as a result of the funding provided in the health care overhaul law compared to the number of physicians that would be trained should funding be eliminated or rescinded.
05/24/11 2:43 PM
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1216.
