PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 168 pursuant to Public Law 112-25, Section 301(a)(2).
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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Sep 14, 2011
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.
People & committees
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] · R–NY
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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 168 pursuant to Public Law 112-25, Section 301(a)(2).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 186, 2 Present (Roll no. 706). (text: CR H6156)
House roll call 706 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 186, 2 Present (Roll no. 706).(text: CR H6156)
House roll call 706 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the statute. (consideration: CR H6167)
DEBATE - Pursuant to section 3101A(c)(4) of title 31, United States Code, the joint resolution was considered as read, and the previous question was considered as ordered on the joint resolution without intervening motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided and controlled.
On motion to proceed to consideration of H.J.Res. 77 Agreed to by voice vote.
MOTION TO PROCEED - Pursuant to section 3 of H.Res. 392, Mr. Reed was recognized to offer a motion to proceed to the consideration of H.J.Res. 77. Subsequently the Chair announced that pursuant to section 3101A(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, the motion was not debatable, and put the question.
Called up under the provisions of rule H. Res. 392. (consideration: CR H6156-6168)
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 134.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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