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House resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.

H.Res. 30Introduced Jan 9, 1997Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Smith R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

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

19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans

0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jon Fox (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Wally Herger (R-CA), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), Steve Largent (R-OK), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), George Nethercutt (R-WA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), H. Saxton (R-NJ), Joe Scarborough (R-FL), Robert Schaffer (R-CO), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Todd Tiahrt (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-7 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.