"I have no intention of not passing this bill," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday in a call with a group of more liberal bloggers.

The Speaker was asked about Democrats possibly using a controversial rules maneuver to approve a Senate-passed health care bill through what's called a 'self-executing rule' - she made clear that was still an option for Democratic leaders.

Republicans spent Monday protesting loudly about that choice, arguing it was unconstitutional and un-Democratic.

"Last year the House was passing bills without reading them," said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL). "This year they're passing bills without voting on them."

A decision on how the House Rules Committee will structure the debate could come as early as Wednesday, as the possibility of no direct vote on the Senate bill is sure to spice up the health care debate in coming days.

One interesting note about the parliamentary situation on the Senate health bill is that the House wouldn't be considering the bill per se, but rather the Senate Amendment to the underlying bill, H.R. 3590, which dealt with tax breaks for veterans (that language has now been deleted).

Because it is a Senate Amendment to a House bill, the parliamentary treatment is a bit different than if there was a bill being brought up for the first time. One House rules expert tells me that no self-executing rule could be used to pass an entire bill.

But a self-executing provision could be used to agree to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3590.

Meanwhile on Monday, the House Budget Committee took the first official step towards getting health care back onto the floor of the House, reporting The Reconciliation Act of 2010 to the House of Representatives.

The vote was 21 to 16, and provided a first glimpse into the votes of two Democrats, as both Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) and Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) voted against the procedural motion to send the bill on to the Rules Committee.

Boyd's vote means that there is only one Democrat who is undecided in Florida, Rep. Suzanne Kosmas, who represents the Space Coast in Central Florida. Kosmas voted 'No' on the health reform bill in November, but has not tipped her hand yet on the Senate bill.

The bottom line is that we are still waiting on the actual reconcilation language and a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. Maybe today? Wednesday?