Republicans get US healthcare Bill sent back for new vote

The US House of Representatives must vote again on President Obama's healthcare reform Bill after Republicans raised concerns over regulations.

The Senate found that two points relating to student loans violated procedure under budget reconciliation rules.

A spokesman said they were "relatively minor provisions" but they must be deleted, approved by the Senate then sent back to the House.

The bill, which extends insurance coverage to 32 million more Americans was passed in the House of Representatives by 219 votes to 212 on Sunday, with no Republican backing.

Jim Manley, spokesman for the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said he was "confident" the House would be able to bypass the Republican challenge and pass the legislation.

"After hours of trying to find a way to block this, they found two relatively minor provisions that are violations of Senate procedure which means we're going to have to send it back to the House," he said.

Mr Obama signed the healthcare bill into law without delay after the House vote, as he did not need to wait for the Senate vote on the reconciliation bill.