Health Care Reform: America’s Health Future Act Passes Senate Finance Committee

Today, the Senate Committee on Finance reconvened to vote on final passage of the Committee's health care bill (America's Health Future Act). The bill favorably passed out of Committee on a recorded vote (Yea 14, Nay 9). Senator Snowe (R-ME) joined all of the Democratic Committee members in voting for the bill.

YEAS: (14)

Democrats: Baucus (MT), Rockefeller (WV), Conrad (ND), Bingaman (NM), Kerry (MA), Lincoln (AR), Wyden (OR), Schumer (NY), Stabenow (MI), Cantwell (WA), Nelson (FL), Menendez (NJ), Carper (DE)

Republicans: Snowe (ME)

NAYS: (9)

Republicans: Grassley (IA), Hatch (UT), Kyl (AZ), Bunning (KY), Crapo (ID), Roberts (KS), Ensign (NV), Enzi (WY), Cornyn (TX)

According to Senate sources the Sunshine Provisions from the original proposal remained in place.