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113th Congress (2nd) Vote 33 - An act to temporarily extend the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

2/12/2014, 3:11 PM

Congress113
Number#33
Session2

Vote Summary

S 540 - Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act

113th Congress (2nd) Vote 33 is a Senate Vote on Bill S 540, Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act. S 540 was introduced on March 12, 2013 by 1 Sponsors and 1 Cosponsors.

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 11, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act - Suspends the public debt limit for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on March 15, 2015.

Increases the debt limit, effective March 16, 2015, to the extent that:

  1. the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act is exceeded by
  2. the total of the face amount of public debt obligations and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the U.S. government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on March 16, 2015.

Excludes an obligation under clause 2 (above) from being taken into account unless its issuance was necessary to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law that required payment before March 16, 2015.

Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing obligations during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on March 15, 2015, for the purpose of increasing the cash balance above normal operating balances in anticipation of the expiration of such period.

The vote passed with a tally of 67 For, 31 Against, 0 Present, and 2 Not Voting. When broken down by party, there were 53 Democrats, 12 Republican, and 2 Independents voting For, 0 Democrats, 31 Republican, and 0 Independents voting Against, 0 Democrats, 0 Republican, and 0 Independents voting Present, and finally, 0 Democrats, 2 Republican, and 0 Independents Not Voting.

Voting For

Democrat

Republican

Independent

67

53

12

2


Voting Against

Democrat

Republican

Independent

31

0

31

0


Voting Present

Democrat

Republican

Independent

0

0

0

0


Not Voting

Democrat

Republican

Independent

2

0

2

0


Official Vote Question

On the Cloture Motion S. 540 - An act to temporarily extend the public debt limit, and for other purposes.


Official Vote Result

Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-31, 3/5 majority required)

Comments

Senators' Votes on An act to temporarily extend the public debt limit, and for other purposes.