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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 241. H.R. 1304 — "To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans."

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 181 (Roll no. 218).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 182 (Roll no. 217).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 544.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 544 — "To amend Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes."

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company, and providing for proceedings during the period from April 7, 2017, through April 24, 2017. (04/05/2017 legislative day)

Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017 (04/05/2017 legislative day)

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 218).

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 217).

Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 242 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company, and providing for proceedings during the period from April 7, 2017, through April 24, 2017."

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on ordering the previous question and adoption of H. Res. 242, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1667.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1667 — "To amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy."

The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.