A bill to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.
Public Law 100-40 · H.R. 2360 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 15, 1987 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski (D-IL-8)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. John Duncan
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 296 yea, 124 nay296–124
- SenateRecorded vote: 58 yea, 36 nay58–36
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Increases the public debt limit through July 17, 1987, to $2,320,000,000,000. Repeals a provision of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 temporarily increasing the public debt limit.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 100th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 297 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
297 yea125 nay10 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(220)
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-22
- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-18
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-21
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
- Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
- Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
- Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-19
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-18
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. Edward FeighanD-OH-19
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
- Rep. Joseph BrennanD-ME-1
- Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-8
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
- Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-14
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
- Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
- Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND- Rep. James GrantD-FL-2
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
- Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Buddy MacKayD-FL-6
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
- Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-23
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
- Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Republicans who voted yea(77)
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
- Rep. Patricia SaikiR-HI-1
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. John RowlandR-CT-5
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
- Rep. George WortleyR-NY-27
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Jack BuechnerR-MO-2
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
- Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 112 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- May 15, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-40.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 14, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-36. Record Vote No: 111.Senate roll call 111
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- May 13, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 296 - 124 (Record Vote No: 117).House roll call 117
- FloorFloor · Rule Passed House.
- May 11, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.