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A bill to provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

Public Law 110-48 · S. 1701 · 110th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Jul 18, 2007 · Health

Sponsor: Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Chuck Grassley

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 291 yea, 126 nay291–126
  • 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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through FY2007.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to limited continuous open enrollment of original fee-for-service enrollees in Medicare Advantage non-prescription drug plans. Accelerates from the end of 2008 to July 31, 2007, the sunset of the period during which a Medicare Advantage-eligible but unenrolled fee-for-service individual may elect to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan that is not an MA-Prescription Drug plan.

Revises the initial funding available to the Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization for expenditures during 2012 and 2013. Reduces the total for both years currently set at $3.5 billion to: (1) $1.6 billion during 2012; and (2) $1.79 billion during 2013.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 110th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 291 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

291 yea126 nay14 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(218)

  • Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
  • Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
  • Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
  • Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
  • Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
  • Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
  • Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
  • Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
  • Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
  • Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
  • Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
  • Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
  • Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
  • Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
  • Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
  • Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
  • Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
  • Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
  • Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
  • Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
  • Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
  • Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
  • Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
  • Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. Mazie HironoD-HI-2
  • Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-13
  • Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
  • Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
  • Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
  • Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
  • Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-32
  • Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
  • Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
  • Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
  • Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
  • Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
  • Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
  • Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
  • Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
  • Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
  • Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
  • Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
  • Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
  • Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
  • Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
  • Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-7
  • Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
  • Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
  • Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
  • Rep. Betty SuttonD-OH-13
  • Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
  • Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
  • Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
  • Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
  • Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
  • Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
  • Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-11
  • Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
  • Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
  • Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
  • Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
  • Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
  • Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
  • Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
  • Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
  • Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
  • Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
  • Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
  • Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
  • Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
  • Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
  • Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
  • Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
  • Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
  • Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
  • Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
  • Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
  • Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
  • Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
  • Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
  • Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
  • Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
  • Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47
  • Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
  • Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
  • Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
  • Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
  • Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
  • Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
  • Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
  • Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
  • Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
  • Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
  • Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
  • Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
  • Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
  • Rep. Rahm EmanuelD-IL-5
  • Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
  • Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
  • Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
  • Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
  • Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
  • Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. David WuD-OR-1
  • Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
  • Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
  • Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
  • Rep. Phil HareD-IL-17
  • Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
  • Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
  • Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
  • Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
  • Rep. Paul HodesD-NH-2
  • Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
  • Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
  • Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
  • Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
  • Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
  • Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
  • Rep. Christopher MurphyD-CT-5
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
  • Rep. John HallD-NY-19
  • Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
  • Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
  • Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
  • Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-23
  • Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
  • Rep. Michael ArcuriD-NY-24
  • Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
  • Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
  • Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
  • Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
  • Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
  • Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
  • Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
  • Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
  • Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
  • Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
  • Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
  • Rep. Steve KagenD-WI-8
  • Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
  • Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
  • Rep. Charles WilsonD-OH-6
  • Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
  • Rep. John SalazarD-CO-3
  • Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
  • Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
  • Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
  • Rep. Joe SestakD-PA-7
  • Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
  • Rep. Ron KleinD-FL-22
  • Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20
  • Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
  • Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
  • Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
  • Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
  • Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
  • Rep. Charles MelanconD-LA-3
  • Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
  • Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
  • Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
  • Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
  • Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
  • Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
  • Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
  • Rep. Nancy BoydaD-KS-2
  • Rep. Kirsten GillibrandD-NY-20
  • Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-11
  • Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
  • Rep. Patrick MurphyD-PA-8
  • Rep. Zack SpaceD-OH-18
  • Rep. Tim MahoneyD-FL-16
  • Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
  • Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
  • Rep. Gabrielle GiffordsD-AZ-8
  • Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
  • Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
  • Rep. Brad EllsworthD-IN-8
  • Rep. Christopher CarneyD-PA-10
  • Rep. Harry MitchellD-AZ-5
  • Rep. Jason AltmireD-PA-4
  • Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-8
  • Rep. Heath ShulerD-NC-11
  • Rep. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
  • Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
  • Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
  • Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-22

Republicans who voted yea(73)

  • Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
  • Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
  • Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
  • Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
  • Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
  • Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
  • Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
  • Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
  • Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
  • Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
  • Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
  • Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
  • Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
  • Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
  • Rep. Rick RenziR-AZ-1
  • Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
  • Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
  • Rep. Randy KuhlR-NY-29
  • Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
  • Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
  • Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
  • Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
  • Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
  • Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
  • Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
  • Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
  • Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
  • Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
  • Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-9
  • Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
  • Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-26
  • Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-13
  • Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
  • Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
  • Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
  • Rep. Bobby JindalR-LA-1
  • Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
  • Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
  • Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
  • Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
  • Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
  • Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
  • Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
  • Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
  • Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
  • Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
  • Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
  • Rep. Jean SchmidtR-OH-2
  • Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2
  • Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-42
  • Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
  • Rep. Dean HellerR-NV-2
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
  • Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-3
  • Rep. Marilyn MusgraveR-CO-4
  • Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
  • Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
  • Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
  • Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
  • Rep. Connie MackR-FL-14
  • Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
  • Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
  • Rep. Bill SaliR-ID-1
  • Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
  • Rep. Lynn WestmorelandR-GA-3
  • Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 604 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. 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.

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Committees

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Related bills

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

  1. Jul 18, 2007Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-48.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jul 17, 2007FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Jul 11, 2007FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 291 - 126 (Roll no. 610).House roll call 610
  6. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  7. OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
  8. Jul 10, 2007FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1701.
  10. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  11. FloorFloor · Mr. Green, Gene moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Jun 27, 2007FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  13. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  14. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  15. FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  16. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.