[randita]

If she puts the Stupak amendment back in, it changes the bill and, if passed, the bill goes back to the Senate, where the Stupak amendment will again be stripped and sent back to the House. But in the meantime, a time lapse of a few weeks may have occurred, taking the wind out of the sails.

I think they know it’s do or die now and that this bill will have to be passed without the Stupak amendment right now or it never will be.

[Ravi]

If it’s this enrollment correction, then supposedly only 51 votes needed to make this “technical” correction. But it’s not a technical correction and I don’t even think they have 51 votes in the senate. It fails so back it goes to the house again. Keep these sidecars changing and then it’s ping-pong between Senate and House.

[TBP]

I want to do whatever we can to make sure it foes down on this vote. If that means we have to stoke the anger of sleazy babykillers like Dina DeGette, then that’s what we have to do. Killing the bill NOW — once and for all — is the most important thing.

[TBP]

It has to go back to th Senate anyway. They’re voting on the package of amendmets, remember? They are “deeming” the Senate bill passed. (Otherwise, they couldn’t vote on reconciliation.)

[TBP]

It has to go back to th Senate anyway. They’re voting on the package of amendmets, remember? They are “deeming” the Senate bill passed. (Otherwise, they couldn’t vote on reconciliation.)

[Cboldt]

-- If she puts the Stupak amendment back in, it changes the bill and, if passed, the bill goes back to the Senate, where the Stupak amendment will again be stripped and sent back to the House. --

All of that effect happens within the confines of H.Con.Res. "Stupak." This is a stand-alone bill that instructs the clerk of the House to change the enrolled bill, with the enrolled bill being what is signed by Congress and sent to the president. HR 3590 ("the senate bill") doesn't go back to the Senate. If passed by the Senate, it acts like an amendment to HR 3590 - but technically, it isn't called an amendment.

That's why Stupak is saying that the Senate must pass H.Con.Res. "Stupak" before he will agree to "deemed pass" of HR 3590.

I don't think the Senate would approve of H.Con.Res. "Stupak," and it's possible that the GOP could prevent it from being taken up at all.