98th Congress > House > Vote 498

Date: November 17, 1983

Result: 214-186

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Budget General Interest

Bill number: HJR308

Description: TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. J. RES. 308, DEBT LIMIT INCREASE, TO RAISE THE PUBLIC DEBT FROM $1.389 TRILLION TO $1.49 TRILLION. (MOTION PASSED)

Bill summary: (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 98-566) Amends the Second Liberty Bond Act to increase the temporary public debt limit to $1,389,000,000,000, or $1,490,000,000,000 on and after October 1, 1983.

Bill titles: A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 161, p. 10542;

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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