To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other purposes.
Public Law 107-312 · H.R. 5708 · 107th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 2, 2002 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 366 yea, 19 nay366–19
- SenateUnanimous consent
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.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to reduce to zero any PAYGO balances of direct spending and receipts legislation for all fiscal years under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 107th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 366 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
366 yea19 nay47 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(169)
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3- Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-31
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-32
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
- Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5- Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. David WuD-OR-1- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
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. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-49- Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-27
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10- Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36- Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Brad CarsonD-OK-2
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4- Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
- Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
- Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(196)
- 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. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24- Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Tom OsborneR-NE-3
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-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. 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. Zach WampR-TN-3- 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. 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. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
- 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. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8- Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
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. 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. 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. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
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. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
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. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
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. Brian KernsR-IN-7
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
- 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 988 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. 11 actions.
- Dec 2, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-312.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 21, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 15, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 14, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by recorded vote: 366 - 19 (Roll no. 482).House roll call 482
- FloorFloor · On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 201 (Roll no. 481).House roll call 481
- FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- Nov 13, 2002FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 602 passed House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Budget 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.