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S.J.Res. 5 · 111th Congress

A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act…

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A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

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DVR VitterSponsor
9 cosponsors · 9 R
SBR Brownback JBR Barrasso JDR DeMint MER Enzi JIR Inhofe JSR Sessions JBR Bunning JCR Cornyn PRR Roberts

6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Jan 13, 2009
  2. Senate Failed Jan 15, 2009 42–52

Declares that Congress disapproves the obligation of any funds that exceed specified amounts authorized for the purchase of troubled assets by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 13, 2009

Declares that Congress disapproves the obligation of any funds that exceed specified amounts authorized for the purchase of troubled assets by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

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

Votes to become law

Senate · Joint Resolution Defeated Jan 15, 2009 · 42 Yea – 52 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Harry Reid
About this bill and sources

Official title: A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

Latest action (Jan 15, 2009): Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 5.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 13, 2009

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  1. Senate Introduced Jan 13, 2009
  2. Senate Failed Jan 15, 2009 42–52

Final vote · Senate · Jan 15, 2009

Passage — Joint Resolution Defeated. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid

Yea42
LMR Murkowski JSR Sessions RSR Shelby BLD Lincoln JMR McCain MMR Martinez JIR Isakson SCR Chambliss CGR Grassley JRR Risch MCR Crapo EBD Bayh PRR Roberts SBR Brownback MMR McConnell DVR Vitter SCR Collins KBR Bond RWR Wicker TCR Cochran RBR Burr BDD Dorgan BND Nelson MJR Johanns JSD Shaheen JER Ensign JIR Inhofe TCR Coburn RWD Wyden ASR Specter JDR DeMint LGR Graham JTR Thune BCR Corker JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison RBR Bennett BSI Sanders MCD Cantwell RFD Feingold JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Nay52
MBD Begich MPD Pryor JKR Kyl BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein KSD Salazar MUD Udall CDD Dodd JLI Lieberman JBD Biden TCD Carper BND Nelson DAD Akaka DID Inouye THD Harkin RDD Durbin RBD Burris RLR Lugar MLD Landrieu JKD Kerry BMD Mikulski BCD Cardin OSR Snowe CLD Levin DSD Stabenow AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill MBD Baucus KHD Hagan KCD Conrad JGR Gregg BMD Menendez FLD Lautenberg JBD Bingaman TUD Udall HRD Reid CSD Schumer HCD Clinton GVR Voinovich JMD Merkley BCD Casey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse TJD Johnson LAR Alexander JWD Webb MWD Warner PLD Leahy PMD Murray HKD Kohl JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd
Present, Giving Live Pair2
JTD Tester OHR Hatch
Not Voting3
JBR Bunning TKD Kennedy SBD Brown
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Mark BegichDAKNay
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARNay
John McCainRAZYea
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCANay
Dianne FeinsteinDCANay
Ken SalazarDCONay
Mark UdallDCONay
Christopher DoddDCTNay
Joseph LiebermanIDCTNay
Joseph BidenDDENay
Thomas CarperDDENay
Bill NelsonDFLNay
Mel MartinezRFLYea
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHINay
Daniel InouyeDHINay
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIANay
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Richard DurbinDILNay
Roland BurrisDILNay
Evan BayhDINYea
Richard LugarRINNay
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSYea
Jim BunningRKYNot Voting
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
David VitterRLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLANay
John KerryDMANay
Ted KennedyDMANot Voting
Barbara MikulskiDMDNay
Benjamin CardinDMDNay
Olympia SnoweRMENay
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMINay
Debbie StabenowDMINay
Amy KlobucharDMNNay
Claire McCaskillDMONay
Kit BondRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTPresent, Giving Live Pair
Max BaucusDMTNay
Kay HaganDNCNay
Richard BurrRNCYea
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDNay
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Mike JohannsRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Judd GreggRNHNay
Bob MenendezDNJNay
Frank LautenbergDNJNay
Jeff BingamanDNMNay
Tom UdallDNMNay
Harry ReidDNVNay
John EnsignRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYNay
Hillary ClintonDNYNay
George VoinovichROHNay
Sherrod BrownDOHNot Voting
Jim InhofeROKYea
Thomas CoburnROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORNay
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Bob CaseyDPANay
Jack ReedDRINay
Sheldon WhitehouseDRINay
Jim DeMintRSCYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Tim JohnsonDSDNay
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNNay
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTPresent, Giving Live Pair
Robert BennettRUTYea
Jim WebbDVANay
Mark WarnerDVANay
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTNay
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWANay
Herb KohlDWINay
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVNay
Robert ByrdDWVNay
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea