Key House committee passes health-care bill

WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Barack Obama's top domestic priority moved one step closer to congressional approval Friday as a key House committee passed comprehensive health-care reform legislation.

The vote occurred as the House of Representatives adjourned for its August recess.

The 31-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee came after several days of intense and often contentious negotiations between Democratic House leaders and an influential group of fiscal conservatives in the party.