Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
Public Law 111-6 · H.J.Res. 38 · 111th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Mar 6, 2009 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI-7)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 328 yea, 50 nay328–50
- SenateUnanimous consent
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.
Amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2009 (division A of Public Law 110-329) to extend until March 11, 2009, specified continuing appropriations for FY2009.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 111th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 328 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
328 yea50 nay53 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(223)
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4
Rep. Donna EdwardsD-MD-4
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Marcia FudgeD-OH-11
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
Rep. Yvette ClarkeD-NY-11
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Keith EllisonD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Mazie HironoD-HI-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-13
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Niki TsongasD-MA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Chellie PingreeD-ME-1
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. André CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Peter WelchD-VT
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Kathy CastorD-FL-11
Rep. Steve CohenD-TN-9
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
Rep. Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Phil HareD-IL-17
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Albio SiresD-NJ-13
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Betty SuttonD-OH-13
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Jackie SpeierD-CA-12
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. John SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Paul TonkoD-NY-21
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Bruce BraleyD-IA-1
Rep. Ben LujánD-NM-3
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Jared PolisD-CO-2
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Steve KagenD-WI-8
Rep. Laura RichardsonD-CA-37
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-27
Rep. John YarmuthD-KY-3
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Ed PerlmutterD-CO-7
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Joe CourtneyD-CT-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Alan GraysonD-FL-8
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Russ CarnahanD-MO-3
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47
Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Carol Shea-PorterD-NH-1
Rep. Christopher MurphyD-CT-5
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-23
Rep. David LoebsackD-IA-2
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Gerald ConnollyD-VA-11
Rep. John SalazarD-CO-3
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Joe SestakD-PA-7
Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
Rep. Timothy WalzD-MN-1
Rep. Ron KleinD-FL-22
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Kurt SchraderD-OR-5
Rep. Martin HeinrichD-NM-1
Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Patrick MurphyD-PA-8
Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
Rep. Larry KissellD-NC-8
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
Rep. Daniel MaffeiD-NY-25
Rep. Dina TitusD-NV-3
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
Rep. Mark SchauerD-MI-7
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Paul HodesD-NH-2
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20- Rep. Eric MassaD-NY-29
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Jim HimesD-CT-4
Rep. Jerry McNerneyD-CA-11
Rep. Betsy MarkeyD-CO-4
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Steve DriehausD-OH-1
Rep. Deborah HalvorsonD-IL-11
Rep. Gary PetersD-MI-9
Rep. Kathleen DahlkemperD-PA-3
Rep. Melissa BeanD-IL-8
Rep. Bill FosterD-IL-14
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
Rep. Michael ArcuriD-NY-24
Rep. Suzanne KosmasD-FL-24
Rep. Michael McMahonD-NY-13
Rep. Christopher CarneyD-PA-10
Rep. Harry TeagueD-NM-2
Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinD-SD
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-8
Rep. Jason AltmireD-PA-4
Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. John AdlerD-NJ-3
Rep. Brad EllsworthD-IN-8
Rep. Joe DonnellyD-IN-2
Rep. Gabrielle GiffordsD-AZ-8
Rep. Ann KirkpatrickD-AZ-1
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. Frank KratovilD-MD-1
Rep. Glenn NyeD-VA-2
Rep. Travis ChildersD-MS-1
Rep. Harry MitchellD-AZ-5
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Bobby BrightD-AL-2
Rep. Walter MinnickD-ID-1
Republicans who voted yea(105)
Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Vern BuchananR-FL-13
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Christopher LeeR-NY-26
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Glenn ThompsonR-PA-5
Rep. Brett GuthrieR-KY-2
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
Rep. Aaron SchockR-IL-18
Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-50
Rep. Gus BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Robert WittmanR-VA-1
Rep. Parker GriffithD-AL-5
Rep. Bill PoseyR-FL-15
Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Erik PaulsenR-MN-3
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Steve AustriaR-OH-7
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-3
Rep. Gregg HarperR-MS-3
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. Thomas RooneyR-FL-16
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
Rep. Blaine LuetkemeyerR-MO-9
Rep. Kevin McCarthyR-CA-22
Rep. Bill CassidyR-LA-6
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Phil RoeR-TN-1
Rep. Dean HellerR-NV-2
Rep. Jean SchmidtR-OH-2
Rep. John FlemingR-LA-4
Rep. Adrian SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Charles BoustanyR-LA-7
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Rep. Lynn JenkinsR-KS-2
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Pete OlsonR-TX-22
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Steve ScaliseR-LA-1
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Louie GohmertR-TX-1
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. Cynthia LummisR-WY
Rep. Doug LambornR-CO-5
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. Tom McClintockR-CA-4
Rep. John CampbellR-CA-48
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 108 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.
Appropriations Committee · House
Data notes
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.Res. 219Procedurally-related
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 38) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
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. 19 actions.
- Mar 6, 2009Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 111-6.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by recorded vote: 328 - 50 (Roll no. 109).House roll call 109
- FloorFloor · On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 160 - 218 (Roll no. 108).House roll call 108
- FloorFloor · The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lewis(CA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be repored back to the House with sundry amendments.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Lewis (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
- FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J.Res. 38.
- FloorFloor · Considered by previous special order of the House.
- FloorFloor · Consideration initiated by previous special order.
- FloorFloor · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 219 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 38 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure w…
- FloorFloor · ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Hastings (FL) asked unanimous consent that at any time without intervention of any point of order to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 38) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes; such join…
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.