SJRES 34 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012

Introduced Jan 23, 2012 Originated Senate Sponsor Mitch McConnell R-KY

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Latest action · Jan 23, 2012 Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295 pursuant to P.L. 112-25, sec. 301(a)(2). (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2012
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Disapproves of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2012 to Jan 24, 2012; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-INDaniel CoatsOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-AZJon KylOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-NHKelly AyotteOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-ILMark KirkOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-UTMike LeeOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-ALRichard C. ShelbyOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-MORoy BluntOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalJan 23, 2012
R-SDJohn ThuneJan 24, 2012
R-KYRand PaulJan 24, 2012
R-OKTom CoburnJan 24, 2012

Withdrew 1 David Vitter R-LA Jan 24, 2012

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 23, 2012Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 23, 2012Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295 pursuant to P.L. 112-25, sec. 301(a)(2). (text of measure as introduced: CR S45)

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateText printed S45Mitch McConnell R-KY (text)Jan 23, 2012

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43389The Debt Limit Since 2011ReportDec 23, 2022

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HJRES 98Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012.Identical billJan 26, 2012

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 23, 2012Placed on Calendar Senate

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