Senate Roll Call Vote #00053

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 77: Motion to table Specter Amdt no 77; To permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of Federal government medicaid claims to tobacco-related State settlements if a State uses a portion of those funds for programs to reduce the use of tobacco products,to improve public health, and to assist in the economic diversification of tobacco farming communities.
Result: Agreed to (71-29, 1/2 threshold)
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