The announcement is another major step forward for the legislation, which had been delayed for years but finally was voted out of committee this month.
The committee vote came after House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) worked to make major changes to the bill, scaling back many of the more sweeping, costly provisions.
The bill ended up passing committee this month by an overwhelming vote of 53-0, smoothing the path to passage by the full House.
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