Democrats are giving more signals today that they plan to avoid a direct vote in the House on a Senate passed health care bill. The following historical rundown was sent to reporters this morning about the parliamentary precedents involved.
Not to get too technical, but the basics here are that the House would use a "self-executing" rule to automatically approve the Senate health bill, which is actually a Senate Amendment to the bill H.R. 3590.
As you will see in the document below, Democrats argue this type of treatment for a Senate Amendment to a House bill is not a new procedure, and that it has been used by both parties over the years (the first time in 1933).
SOURCE: Jamie Dupree
