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H.J.Res. 51 · 108th Congress

Debt Limit Increase resolution

Law · 108-24 · May 27, 2003
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  1. House Introduced Apr 11, 2003
  2. House Passed Apr 11, 2003
  3. Senate Passed May 23, 2003 53–44
  4. President To the President May 23, 2003
  5. President Signed May 27, 2003
  6. Law May 27, 2003
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · May 27, 2003
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 11, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends Federal law to increase the statutory limit on the public debt from $6.4 trillion to $7.384 trillion.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Joint Resolution Passed May 23, 2003 · 53 Yea – 44 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Bill Frist
About this bill and sources

Official title: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Also known as: Increased Public Debt resolution

Latest action (May 27, 2003): Became Public Law No: 108-24.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 11, 2003

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  1. House Introduced Apr 11, 2003
  2. House Passed Apr 11, 2003
  3. Senate Passed May 23, 2003 53–44
  4. President To the President May 23, 2003
  5. President Signed May 27, 2003
  6. Law May 27, 2003

Final vote · Senate · May 23, 2003

Passage — Joint Resolution Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist

Yea53
LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens JSR Sessions RSR Shelby JMR McCain JKR Kyl BCR Campbell WAR Allard SCR Chambliss ZMD Miller CGR Grassley LCR Craig MCR Crapo PFR Fitzgerald RLR Lugar PRR Roberts SBR Brownback JBR Bunning MMR McConnell JBD Breaux OSR Snowe SCR Collins NCR Coleman JTR Talent KBR Bond TCR Cochran TLR Lott CBR Burns EDR Dole CHR Hagel JSR Sununu JGR Gregg PDR Domenici GVR Voinovich MDR DeWine DNR Nickles JIR Inhofe GSR Smith ASR Specter RSR Santorum LCR Chafee LGR Graham BFR Frist LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison OHR Hatch RBR Bennett GAR Allen JWR Warner JJI Jeffords CTR Thomas MER Enzi
Nay44
BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein CDD Dodd JLD Lieberman JBD Biden TCD Carper BND Nelson BGD Graham DAD Akaka DID Inouye THD Harkin RDD Durbin EBD Bayh MLD Landrieu BMD Mikulski PSD Sarbanes CLD Levin DSD Stabenow MDD Dayton MBD Baucus BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad BND Nelson FLD Lautenberg JCD Corzine JBD Bingaman HRD Reid JER Ensign CSD Schumer HCD Clinton RWD Wyden JRD Reed FHD Hollings TJD Johnson TDD Daschle PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl RFD Feingold JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd
Not Voting3
JKD Kerry TKD Kennedy JED Edwards
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Ted StevensRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARNay
Mark PryorDARNay
John McCainRAZYea
Jon KylRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCANay
Dianne FeinsteinDCANay
Ben CampbellRCOYea
Wayne AllardRCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTNay
Joseph LiebermanDCTNay
Joseph BidenDDENay
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLNay
Bob GrahamDFLNay
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Zell MillerDGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHINay
Daniel InouyeDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIANay
Larry CraigRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Peter FitzgeraldRILYea
Richard DurbinDILNay
Evan BayhDINNay
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSYea
Jim BunningRKYYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
John BreauxDLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLANay
John KerryDMANot Voting
Ted KennedyDMANot Voting
Barbara MikulskiDMDNay
Paul SarbanesDMDNay
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMINay
Debbie StabenowDMINay
Mark DaytonDMNNay
Norm ColemanRMNYea
Jim TalentRMOYea
Kit BondRMOYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Trent LottRMSYea
Conrad BurnsRMTYea
Max BaucusDMTNay
Elizabeth DoleRNCYea
John EdwardsDNCNot Voting
Byron DorganDNDNay
Kent ConradDNDNay
Ben NelsonDNENay
Chuck HagelRNEYea
John SununuRNHYea
Judd GreggRNHYea
Frank LautenbergDNJNay
Jon CorzineDNJNay
Jeff BingamanDNMNay
Pete DomeniciRNMYea
Harry ReidDNVNay
John EnsignRNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Hillary ClintonDNYNay
George VoinovichROHYea
Mike DeWineROHYea
Don NicklesROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Gordon SmithRORYea
Ron WydenDORNay
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Rick SantorumRPAYea
Jack ReedDRINay
Lincoln ChafeeRRIYea
Fritz HollingsDSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim JohnsonDSDNay
Tom DaschleDSDNay
Bill FristRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
George AllenRVAYea
John WarnerRVAYea
Jim JeffordsIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWANay
Patty MurrayDWANay
Herb KohlDWINay
Russell FeingoldDWINay
Jay RockefellerDWVNay
Robert ByrdDWVNay
Craig ThomasRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (6)
  • Passage Joint Resolution Passed
    Senate · May 23, 2003 · “On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 51” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist
  • Setting aside (motion to table) Motion to Table Agreed to
    Senate · May 23, 2003 · “On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 836 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist
  • Waiving a rule (motion to waive) Motion Rejected
    Senate · May 23, 2003 · “On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Feingold Amdt. No. 835)” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist
  • Setting aside (motion to table) Motion to Table Agreed to
    Senate · May 23, 2003 · “On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 832 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist
  • Setting aside (motion to table) Motion to Table Agreed to
    Senate · May 23, 2003 · “On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 834 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist
  • Amendment Amendment Rejected
    Senate · May 23, 2003 · “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 833 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist