H.J.Res. 51: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
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H.J.Res. 51: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-11 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-24.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-04-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: not listed yet · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 6 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 197 (2003): On the Amendment, HJRES51 (2003-05-23), Amendment Rejected. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-24. (final step reached)
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Official title
Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Plain summary
( This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 11, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends Federal law to increase the statutory limit on the public debt from $6.4 trillion to $7.384 trillion.
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Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
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Recorded votes
- Senate vote 197 (2003): On the Amendment, HJRES51 (2003-05-23): Amendment Rejected
- Senate vote 198 (2003): On the Motion to Table, HJRES51 (2003-05-23): Motion to Table Agreed to
- Senate vote 199 (2003): On the Motion to Table, HJRES51 (2003-05-23): Motion to Table Agreed to
- Senate vote 200 (2003): On the Motion, HJRES51 (2003-05-23): Motion Rejected
- Senate vote 201 (2003): On the Motion to Table, HJRES51 (2003-05-23): Motion to Table Agreed to
- Senate vote 202 (2003): On the Joint Resolution, HJRES51 (2003-05-23): Joint Resolution Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Statute
- A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hjres51.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hjres>
Record fed-us-cong108-hjres51 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108