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H.J.Res. 43 · 110th Congress

Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Law · 110-91 · Sep 29, 2007
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  1. House Introduced May 17, 2007
  2. House Passed May 17, 2007
  3. Senate Passed Sep 27, 2007 53–42
  4. President To the President Sep 28, 2007
  5. President Signed Sep 29, 2007
  6. Law Sep 29, 2007

Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Sep 29, 2007

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

Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.

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

Votes to become law

Senate · Joint Resolution Passed Sep 27, 2007 · 53 Yea – 42 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Harry Reid
About this bill and sources

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

Latest action (Sep 29, 2007): Became Public Law No: 110-91.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: May 17, 2007

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  1. House Introduced May 17, 2007
  2. House Passed May 17, 2007
  3. Senate Passed Sep 27, 2007 53–42
  4. President To the President Sep 28, 2007
  5. President Signed Sep 29, 2007
  6. Law Sep 29, 2007

Final vote · Senate · Sep 27, 2007

Passage — Joint Resolution Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Yea53
LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens RSR Shelby JKR Kyl DFD Feinstein JLI Lieberman TCD Carper BND Nelson MMR Martinez DAD Akaka DID Inouye CGR Grassley RDD Durbin RLR Lugar PRR Roberts MMR McConnell DVR Vitter MLD Landrieu TKD Kennedy BCD Cardin OSR Snowe SCR Collins CLD Levin DSD Stabenow NCR Coleman KBR Bond TCR Cochran TLR Lott MBD Baucus BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad CHR Hagel JSR Sununu JGR Gregg PDR Domenici HRD Reid CSD Schumer RWD Wyden ASR Specter BCD Casey SWD Whitehouse TJD Johnson BCR Corker OHR Hatch RBR Bennett JWR Warner MCD Cantwell PMD Murray RFD Feingold JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay42
JSR Sessions BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor BBD Boxer KSD Salazar WAR Allard CDD Dodd JIR Isakson SCR Chambliss THD Harkin LCR Craig MCR Crapo EBD Bayh JBR Bunning JKD Kerry BMD Mikulski AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill JTD Tester EDR Dole RBR Burr BND Nelson BMD Menendez FLD Lautenberg JBD Bingaman JER Ensign GVR Voinovich SBD Brown JIR Inhofe TCR Coburn GSR Smith JRD Reed JDR DeMint LGR Graham JTR Thune LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison JWD Webb BSI Sanders PLD Leahy HKD Kohl
Not Voting5
JMR McCain JBD Biden BOD Obama SBR Brownback HCD Clinton
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Ted StevensRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARNay
Mark PryorDARNay
John McCainRAZNot Voting
Jon KylRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCANay
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Ken SalazarDCONay
Wayne AllardRCONay
Christopher DoddDCTNay
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Joseph BidenDDENot Voting
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Mel MartinezRFLYea
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIANay
Larry CraigRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Barack ObamaDILNot Voting
Richard DurbinDILYea
Evan BayhDINNay
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSNot Voting
Jim BunningRKYNay
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
David VitterRLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMANay
Ted KennedyDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDNay
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Amy KlobucharDMNNay
Norm ColemanRMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMONay
Kit BondRMOYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Trent LottRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTNay
Max BaucusDMTYea
Elizabeth DoleRNCNay
Richard BurrRNCNay
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNENay
Chuck HagelRNEYea
John SununuRNHYea
Judd GreggRNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Frank LautenbergDNJNay
Jeff BingamanDNMNay
Pete DomeniciRNMYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Hillary ClintonDNYNot Voting
George VoinovichROHNay
Sherrod BrownDOHNay
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Gordon SmithRORNay
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Jack ReedDRINay
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXNay
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
Jim WebbDVANay
John WarnerRVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTNay
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWINay
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Robert ByrdDWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea