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A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.

Public Law 107-199 · S. 2578 · 107th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Jun 28, 2002 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 215 yea, 214 nay215–214
  • SenateRecorded vote: 68 yea, 29 nay68–29
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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Increases the public debt limit from $5.95 trillion to $6.4 trillion.

Who voted for it

Every senator of the 107th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 68 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

68 yea29 nay3 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(36)

  • Sen. Paul WellstoneD-MN
  • Sen. Barbara BoxerD-CA
  • Sen. Jack ReedD-RI
  • Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
  • Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
  • Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
  • Sen. Daniel AkakaD-HI
  • Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL
  • Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT
  • Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD
  • Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT
  • Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
  • Sen. John KerryD-MA
  • Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
  • Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV
  • Sen. Chuck SchumerD-NY
  • Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
  • Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
  • Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
  • Sen. Maria CantwellD-WA
  • Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
  • Sen. Bill NelsonD-FL
  • Sen. Ron WydenD-OR
  • Sen. Joseph LiebermanD-CT
  • Sen. John EdwardsD-NC
  • Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM
  • Sen. Tim JohnsonD-SD
  • Sen. Herb KohlD-WI
  • Sen. Jean CarnahanD-MO
  • Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
  • Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA
  • Sen. Maxwell ClelandD-GA
  • Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
  • Sen. John BreauxD-LA
  • Sen. Ben NelsonD-NE
  • Sen. Zell MillerD-GA

Republicans who voted yea(32)

  • Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
  • Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
  • Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME
  • Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
  • Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
  • Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
  • Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
  • Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
  • Sen. Tim HutchinsonR-AR
  • Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
  • Sen. George AllenR-VA
  • Sen. George VoinovichR-OH
  • Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX
  • Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
  • Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE
  • Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
  • Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
  • Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
  • Sen. Robert BennettR-UT
  • Sen. Judd GreggR-NH
  • Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
  • Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS
  • Sen. Sam BrownbackR-KS
  • Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY
  • Sen. Bill FristR-TN
  • Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
  • Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
  • Sen. Trent LottR-MS
  • Sen. Jim BunningR-KY
  • Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
  • Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
  • Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
Data notes

The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 528 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.

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Committees

The record shows no committee referral for this bill.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.

  1. Jun 28, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-199.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jun 27, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by recorded vote: 215 - 214, 1 Present (Roll no. 279).House roll call 279
  6. Jun 11, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 29. Record Vote Number: 148.Senate roll call 148
  7. FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure was vitiated when the measure was laid down by Unanimous Consent.
  8. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  9. Jun 4, 2002IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.