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H.J.Res. 308 (98th)

A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

27 June 1983

Last action

21 November 1983 · President

Status

Became Public Law No: 98-161.

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25 September 2021

Summary

Amends the Second Liberty Bond Act to increase the temporary public debt limit to $1,389,000,000,000, or $1,614,600,000,000 on and after October 1, 1983.

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Timeline

  1. 27 June 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 June 1983

    Passed

    Passed House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  3. 27 June 1983

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  4. 27 June 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  5. 27 June 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 27 June 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  7. 25 October 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 491.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 25 October 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole without amendment. With written report No. 98-279. Additional views filed.

    Source: Committee

  9. 25 October 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  10. 26 October 1983

    Floor

    Mr. Baker filed in writing his intention to move to suspend paragraph 4 of Rule 17 and paragraph 5 of Rule 17, and that part of Rule 8, paragraph 2, containing the words "during the first two hours of a new legislative day", as well as the last sentence of paragraph 2, for the purpose of moving to consider the joint resolution.

    Source: Floor

  11. 27 October 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  12. 28 October 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  13. 29 October 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  14. 31 October 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  15. 31 October 1983

    Vote

    Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39-56. Record Vote No: 330.

    Source: Floor

  16. 16 November 1983

    Passed

    Motion to proceed to the consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which the joint resolution was rejected agreed to in the Senate by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  17. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rostenkowski, Gibbons, Pickle, Conable, Duncan.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  18. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  19. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

  20. 17 November 1983

    Vote

    Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-40. Record Vote No: 370.

    Source: Floor

  21. 17 November 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 58-40. Record Vote No: 370.

    Source: Floor

  22. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  23. 17 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-566 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  24. 17 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-566 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  25. 17 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Dole; Packwood; Roth; Long; Matsunaga.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  26. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  27. 18 November 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  28. 18 November 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  29. 18 November 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  30. 18 November 1983

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 214 - 186 (Record Vote No: 533).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  31. 18 November 1983

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 214 - 186 (Record Vote No: 533).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  32. 21 November 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-161.

    Source: President

  33. 21 November 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  34. 21 November 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

    · Official source

    Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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        Public Law · EN · 22 November 1983

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      • Conference report filed in House

        summary · EN · 17 November 1983

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        summary · EN · 27 June 1983

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