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House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to temporarily increase the statutory limit on the public debt, to revise certain procedures set forth in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, to call for an economic summit, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2960Introduced Jul 15, 1987Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Kenneth MacKay D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 23, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

36 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 22 Democrats

13 of 36 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.

Robert Badham (R-CA), Doug Barnard (D-GA), Steve Bartlett (R-TX), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), James Cooper (D-TN), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), William Frenzel (R-MN), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Clyde Holloway (R-LA), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), James Leath (D-TX), Robert Livingston (R-LA), Lynn Martin (R-IL), J. McMillan (R-NC), Bruce Morrison (D-CT), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Howard Nielson (R-UT), Timothy Penny (D-MN), David Price (D-NC), Richard Ray (D-GA), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), J. Rowland (D-GA), Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), Bill Schuette (R-MI), E. Shaw (R-FL), James Slattery (D-KS), Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and 6 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kenneth MacKay.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-6 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.