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H.J.Res. 47 · 109th Congress

Debt Limit Increase resolution

Law · 109-182 · Mar 20, 2006
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  1. House Passed Apr 28, 2005
  2. House Introduced May 2, 2005
  3. Senate Passed Mar 16, 2006 52–48
  4. President To the President Mar 17, 2006
  5. President Signed Mar 20, 2006
  6. Law Mar 20, 2006

Amends federal law to increase the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.184 trillion to $8.965 trillion.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Mar 20, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

Amends federal law to increase the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.184 trillion to $8.965 trillion.

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

Votes to become law

Senate · Joint Resolution Passed Mar 16, 2006 · 52 Yea – 48 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 (Mar 20, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-182.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: May 2, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML) · Embed in your story

  1. House Passed Apr 28, 2005
  2. House Introduced May 2, 2005
  3. Senate Passed Mar 16, 2006 52–48
  4. President To the President Mar 17, 2006
  5. President Signed Mar 20, 2006
  6. Law Mar 20, 2006

Final vote · Senate · Mar 16, 2006

Passage — Joint Resolution Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist

Yea52
LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens JSR Sessions RSR Shelby JMR McCain JKR Kyl WAR Allard MMR Martinez JIR Isakson SCR Chambliss CGR Grassley LCR Craig MCR Crapo RLR Lugar PRR Roberts SBR Brownback JBR Bunning MMR McConnell DVR Vitter OSR Snowe SCR Collins NCR Coleman JTR Talent KBR Bond TCR Cochran TLR Lott EDR Dole RBR Burr CHR Hagel JSR Sununu JGR Gregg PDR Domenici GVR Voinovich MDR DeWine JIR Inhofe GSR Smith ASR Specter RSR Santorum LCR Chafee JDR DeMint LGR Graham JTR Thune BFR Frist LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison OHR Hatch RBR Bennett GAR Allen JWR Warner CTR Thomas MER Enzi
Nay48
BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein KSD Salazar CDD Dodd JLD Lieberman JBD Biden TCD Carper BND Nelson DAD Akaka DID Inouye THD Harkin BOD Obama RDD Durbin EBD Bayh MLD Landrieu JKD Kerry TKD Kennedy BMD Mikulski PSD Sarbanes CLD Levin DSD Stabenow MDD Dayton CBR Burns MBD Baucus BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad BND Nelson BMD Menendez FLD Lautenberg JBD Bingaman HRD Reid JER Ensign CSD Schumer HCD Clinton TCR Coburn RWD Wyden JRD Reed TJD Johnson JJI Jeffords PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl RFD Feingold JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd
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
Ken SalazarDCONay
Wayne AllardRCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTNay
Joseph LiebermanDCTNay
Joseph BidenDDENay
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLNay
Mel MartinezRFLYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHINay
Daniel InouyeDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIANay
Larry CraigRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Barack ObamaDILNay
Richard DurbinDILNay
Evan BayhDINNay
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSYea
Jim BunningRKYYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
David VitterRLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLANay
John KerryDMANay
Ted KennedyDMANay
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 BurnsRMTNay
Max BaucusDMTNay
Elizabeth DoleRNCYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Byron DorganDNDNay
Kent ConradDNDNay
Ben NelsonDNENay
Chuck HagelRNEYea
John SununuRNHYea
Judd GreggRNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Frank LautenbergDNJNay
Jeff BingamanDNMNay
Pete DomeniciRNMYea
Harry ReidDNVNay
John EnsignRNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Hillary ClintonDNYNay
George VoinovichROHYea
Mike DeWineROHYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Gordon SmithRORYea
Ron WydenDORNay
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Rick SantorumRPAYea
Jack ReedDRINay
Lincoln ChafeeRRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Tim JohnsonDSDNay
Bill FristRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
George AllenRVAYea
John WarnerRVAYea
Jim JeffordsIVTNay
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWANay
Patty MurrayDWANay
Herb KohlDWINay
Russell FeingoldDWINay
Jay RockefellerDWVNay
Robert ByrdDWVNay
Craig ThomasRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea
All recorded votes (2)
  • Passage Joint Resolution Passed
    Senate · Mar 16, 2006 · “On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 47” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist
  • Amendment Amendment Rejected
    Senate · Mar 16, 2006 · “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3131 to H.J.Res. 47 (No short title on file)” · Majority Leader: Bill Frist