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H.J.Res. 45 (111th): Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

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Introduced
Apr 29, 2009
111th Congress (2009–2010)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Feb 12, 2010

This resolution was enacted after being signed by the President on February 12, 2010.

Law
Pub.L. 111-139
Text

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Last Updated: Aug 25, 2010
Length: 23 pages

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Congress.gov

History

Apr 2, 2009
 
Bill Causing Indirect Action — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.J.Res. 45 (111th).
Apr 22, 2009
 
Bill Causing Indirect Action — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.J.Res. 45 (111th).
Apr 29, 2009
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Apr 29, 2009
 
Bill Causing Indirect Action — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.J.Res. 45 (111th).
Apr 29, 2009
 
Bill Causing Indirect Action — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.J.Res. 45 (111th).
Apr 29, 2009
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by special rule so no record of individual votes was made.

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Jan 28, 2010
 
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.

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Feb 12, 2010
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

Aug 25, 2010
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

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H.J.Res. 45 (111th) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.

A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.J.Res. 45. This is the one from the 111th Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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