S.J.Res. 25 · 112th Congress
A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt…
Full title
A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on August 2, 2011.
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
25 cosponsors · 25 R
23 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 6, 2011
Disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on August 2, 2011.
Latest action (Sep 8, 2011): Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 52. Record Vote Number: 130.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 6, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML) · Embed in your story
Latest vote · Senate · Sep 8, 2011
Taking up the measure (motion to proceed) — Motion to Proceed Rejected. Vote details
Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid