Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.
Public Law 107-294 · H.J.Res. 124 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Nov 23, 2002 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. W. Bill Young (R-FL-10)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 270 yea, 143 nay270–143
- SenateRecorded vote: 92 yea, 2 nay92–2
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Sec. 1) Amends Public Law 107-229 to extend until January 11, 2003, specified continuing appropriations for FY 2003.
(Sec. 2) Continues, until January 11, 2003, (or other later date as specified in any subsequent revisions of this continuing resolution) certain activities authorized by title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act (including the Abstinence Training Program, Territory entitlement to grants, and extension of grants to States for medical assistance programs).
Provides that grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority at the beginning of any included quarter or other period of FY 2003, for such quarter or other period, at the level provided for such activities for the corresponding quarter or other period of FY 2002.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), transfer up to $500 million made available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for higher priority items, based on unforeseen homeland security requirements, than those for which originally appropriated; but in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress.
Authorizes OMB to transfer up to $140 million from unobligated balances of appropriations enacted before October 1, 2002, for organizations and entities that will be transferred to the new DHS for salaries and expenses associated with its initiation.
Continues such authority for the Secretary of DHS and for OMB through FY 2004.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 107th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 270 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
270 yea143 nay19 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(62)
- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1- Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Brad CarsonD-OK-2
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
- Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
- Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Republicans who voted yea(207)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15- Rep. Rob SimmonsR-CT-2
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24- Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25- Rep. Felix GrucciR-NY-1
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Tom OsborneR-NE-3
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3- Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
- Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
- Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-48- Rep. Melissa HartR-PA-4
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
- Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8- Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8- Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4- Rep. Ed SchrockR-VA-2
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
- Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2- Rep. Jo Ann DavisR-VA-1
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8- Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1- Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-41- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15- Rep. Mark KennedyR-MN-2
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
- Rep. Butch OtterR-ID-1
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-2
Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15- Rep. Brian KernsR-IN-7
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6- Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
Rep. Jeff FlakeR-AZ-1
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 980 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Nov 23, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-294.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 21, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 2. Record Vote Number: 253.Senate roll call 253
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Nov 13, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by recorded vote: 270 - 143 (Roll no. 474).House roll call 474
- FloorFloor · On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 196 - 216 (Roll no. 473).House roll call 473
- FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
- Nov 12, 2002IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.