Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Public Law 110-91 · H.J.Res. 43 · 110th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Sep 29, 2007 · Economics and Public Finance
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateRecorded vote: 53 yea, 42 nay53–42
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 statutory limit on the public debt from $8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 110th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 53 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
53 yea42 nay5 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(26)
Sen. Russell FeingoldD-WI
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL
Sen. Debbie StabenowD-MI
Sen. Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI
Sen. Chuck SchumerD-NY
Sen. Daniel AkakaD-HI
Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
Sen. Benjamin CardinD-MD
Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
Sen. Ron WydenD-OR
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
Sen. Maria CantwellD-WA
Sen. Byron DorganD-ND
Sen. Bob CaseyD-PA
Sen. Jay RockefellerD-WV
Sen. Kent ConradD-ND
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
Sen. Bill NelsonD-FL
Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
Sen. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Sen. Thomas CarperD-DE
Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA
Sen. Joseph LiebermanD-CT
Republicans who voted yea(27)
Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME
Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
Sen. Norm ColemanR-MN
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
Sen. Lisa MurkowskiR-AK
Sen. John WarnerR-VA
Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM
Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE
Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS
Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
Sen. Kit BondR-MO
Sen. Mel MartinezR-FL
Sen. Robert BennettR-UT
Sen. Bob CorkerR-TN
Sen. John SununuR-NH
Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY
Sen. Trent LottR-MS
Sen. Judd GreggR-NH
Sen. David VitterR-LA
Sen. Michael EnziR-WY
Sen. John BarrassoR-WY
Sen. Jon KylR-AZ
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 354 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.
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S.Con.Res. 21Procedurally-relatedRelated bill
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Sep 29, 2007Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-91.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 28, 2007FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 27, 2007FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 42. Record Vote Number: 354.Senate roll call 354
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Sep 26, 2007FloorFloor · Star Print ordered on the report.
- Sep 24, 2007CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Baucus without amendment. With written report No. 110-184.
- Sep 12, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 21, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- May 17, 2007FloorFloor · Pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 21, H.J. Res. 43 is considered passed House.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.