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H.R. 4314 · 111th Congress

To permit continued financing of Government operations.

Law · 111-123 · Dec 28, 2009
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No cosponsors.

  1. House Introduced Dec 15, 2009
  2. House Passed Dec 16, 2009 218–214
  3. Senate Passed Dec 24, 2009 60–39
  4. President To the President Dec 24, 2009
  5. President Signed Dec 28, 2009
  6. Law Dec 28, 2009

Increases the public debt limit from $12.104 trillion to $12.394 trillion.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 28, 2009

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

Increases the public debt limit from $12.104 trillion to $12.394 trillion.

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

Votes to become law

About this bill and sources

Official title: To permit continued financing of Government operations.

Latest action (Dec 28, 2009): Became Public Law No: 111-123.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 15, 2009

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  1. House Introduced Dec 15, 2009
  2. House Passed Dec 16, 2009 218–214
  3. Senate Passed Dec 24, 2009 60–39
  4. President To the President Dec 24, 2009
  5. President Signed Dec 28, 2009
  6. Law Dec 28, 2009

Final vote · Senate · Dec 24, 2009

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Mark BegichDAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALNay
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Mark UdallDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTYea
Joseph LiebermanIDCTYea
Edward KaufmanDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
George LeMieuxRFLNay
Johnny IsaksonRGANay
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIAYea
James RischRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Richard DurbinDILYea
Roland BurrisDILYea
Evan BayhDINNay
Richard LugarRINNay
Pat RobertsRKSNay
Sam BrownbackRKSNay
Jim BunningRKYNot Voting
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
David VitterRLANay
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMAYea
Paul KirkDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMENay
Susan CollinsRMENay
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Kit BondRMONay
Roger WickerRMSNay
Thad CochranRMSNay
Jon TesterDMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Kay HaganDNCYea
Richard BurrRNCNay
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Mike JohannsRNENay
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Judd GreggRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
George VoinovichROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
Jim InhofeROKNay
Thomas CoburnROKNay
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterDPAYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Jim DeMintRSCNay
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
John ThuneRSDNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXNay
Orrin HatchRUTNay
Robert BennettRUTNay
Jim WebbDVAYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Robert ByrdDWVYea
John BarrassoRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYNay
All recorded votes (2)
  • Passage Bill Passed
    Senate · Dec 24, 2009 · “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4314” · Majority Leader: Harry Reid
  • Passage Passed
    House · Dec 16, 2009 · “On Passage” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi