H.J.Res. 43 · Became law September 29, 2007

Public Law 110-91

Official title: “Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.”

Senate 53–42
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The Senate passed it 53 to 42 on September 27, 2007, with 5 senators who did not vote.

It became law on September 29, 2007.

The question on the official record: Senate, “On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 43”.

Chamber and partyYesNoPresentDid not vote
Senate Republicans272002
Senate Democrats252103
Senate independents1100

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AK · SenateLisa MurkowskiRRepublicanYes
AK · SenateTed StevensRRepublicanYes
AL · SenateJeff SessionsRRepublicanNo
AL · SenateRichard C. ShelbyRRepublicanYes
AR · SenateBlanche LincolnDDemocratNo
AR · SenateMark L. PryorDDemocratNo
AZ · SenateJohn McCainRRepublicanDid not vote
AZ · SenateJon KylRRepublicanYes
CA · SenateBarbara BoxerDDemocratNo
CA · SenateDianne FeinsteinDDemocratYes
CO · SenateKen SalazarDDemocratNo
CO · SenateWayne AllardRRepublicanNo
CT · SenateChristopher DoddDDemocratNo
CT · SenateJoseph I. LiebermanIIndependentYes
DE · SenateJoseph BidenDDemocratDid not vote
DE · SenateThomas R. CarperDDemocratYes
FL · SenateBill NelsonDDemocratYes
FL · SenateMel MartinezRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateJohnny IsaksonRRepublicanNo
GA · SenateSaxby ChamblissRRepublicanNo
HI · SenateDaniel K. AkakaDDemocratYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. InouyeDDemocratYes
IA · SenateChuck GrassleyRRepublicanYes
IA · SenateTom HarkinDDemocratNo
ID · SenateLarry CraigRRepublicanNo
ID · SenateMike CrapoRRepublicanNo
IL · SenateBarack ObamaDDemocratDid not vote
IL · SenateRichard J. DurbinDDemocratYes
IN · SenateEvan BayhDDemocratNo
IN · SenateRichard G. LugarRRepublicanYes
KS · SenatePat RobertsRRepublicanYes
KS · SenateSamuel BrownbackRRepublicanDid not vote
KY · SenateJim BunningRRepublicanNo
KY · SenateMitch McConnellRRepublicanYes
LA · SenateDavid VitterRRepublicanYes
LA · SenateMary L. LandrieuDDemocratYes
MA · SenateEdward KennedyDDemocratYes
MA · SenateJohn F. KerryDDemocratNo
MD · SenateBarbara A. MikulskiDDemocratNo
MD · SenateBenjamin L. CardinDDemocratYes
ME · SenateOlympia J. SnoweRRepublicanYes
ME · SenateSusan M. CollinsRRepublicanYes
MI · SenateCarl LevinDDemocratYes
MI · SenateDebbie StabenowDDemocratYes
MN · SenateAmy KlobucharDDemocratNo
MN · SenateNorm ColemanRRepublicanYes
MO · SenateChristopher BondRRepublicanYes
MO · SenateClaire McCaskillDDemocratNo
MS · SenateThad CochranRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateTrent LottRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateJon TesterDDemocratNo
MT · SenateMax BaucusDDemocratYes
NC · SenateElizabeth DoleRRepublicanNo
NC · SenateRichard BurrRRepublicanNo
ND · SenateByron DorganDDemocratYes
ND · SenateKent ConradDDemocratYes
NE · SenateBen NelsonDDemocratNo
NE · SenateCharles HagelRRepublicanYes
NH · SenateJohn SununuRRepublicanYes
NH · SenateJudd GreggRRepublicanYes
NJ · SenateFrank R. LautenbergDDemocratNo
NJ · SenateRobert MenendezDDemocratNo
NM · SenateJeff BingamanDDemocratNo
NM · SenatePete DomeniciRRepublicanYes
NV · SenateHarry ReidDDemocratYes
NV · SenateJohn EnsignRRepublicanNo
NY · SenateCharles E. SchumerDDemocratYes
NY · SenateHillary ClintonDDemocratDid not vote
OH · SenateGeorge VoinovichRRepublicanNo
OH · SenateSherrod BrownDDemocratNo
OK · SenateJames M. InhofeRRepublicanNo
OK · SenateTom CoburnRRepublicanNo
OR · SenateGordon SmithRRepublicanNo
OR · SenateRon WydenDDemocratYes
PA · SenateArlen SpecterRRepublicanYes
PA · SenateRobert P. Casey, Jr.DDemocratYes
RI · SenateJack ReedDDemocratNo
RI · SenateSheldon WhitehouseDDemocratYes
SC · SenateJim DeMintRRepublicanNo
SC · SenateLindsey GrahamRRepublicanNo
SD · SenateJohn ThuneRRepublicanNo
SD · SenateTim JohnsonDDemocratYes
TN · SenateBob CorkerRRepublicanYes
TN · SenateLamar AlexanderRRepublicanNo
TX · SenateJohn CornynRRepublicanNo
TX · SenateKay Bailey HutchisonRRepublicanNo
UT · SenateOrrin G. HatchRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateRobert BennettRRepublicanYes
VA · SenateJim WebbDDemocratNo
VA · SenateJohn WarnerRRepublicanYes
VT · SenateBernard SandersIIndependentNo
VT · SenatePatrick J. LeahyDDemocratNo
WA · SenateMaria CantwellDDemocratYes
WA · SenatePatty MurrayDDemocratYes
WI · SenateHerb KohlDDemocratNo
WI · SenateRussell FeingoldDDemocratYes
WV · SenateJohn D. Rockefeller, IVDDemocratYes
WV · SenateRobert ByrdDDemocratYes
WY · SenateJohn BarrassoRRepublicanYes
WY · SenateMichael B. EnziRRepublicanYes

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