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H.R.1954 - To implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

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Official: To implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt. as introduced.

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Introduced

Senate
Passes

President
Signs

05/23/11

05/31/11

Official Bill Text Comment on about 0 Pages

Sponsor

Representative

David Camp

R-MI

No Co-Sponsors

Committees

House Ways and Means

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Result: Failed - May 31, 2011

Roll call number 379 in the House

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 1954 To implement the President’s request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)

Percentage of 'aye' votes: 22%

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D, MI-13]
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11]
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D, HI-1]
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1]
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D, LA-2]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D, AL-7]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D, CA-12]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D, FL-17]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]

Republicans Voting 'Aye'

Others Voting 'Aye'

Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]

Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

Rep. Jeff Duncan [R, SC-3]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]

Others Voting 'Abstain'

Official Summary

5/24/2011--Introduced.Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $14.294 trillion to $16.7 trillion.

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