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House resolution · 106th Congress · Did not become law

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

H.Res. 20Introduced Jan 6, 1999Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Smith R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 6, 1999 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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

14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans

1 of 14 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.

Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Phil English (R-PA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Wally Herger (R-CA), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), John Hostettler (R-IN), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Joe Scarborough (R-FL), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Cliff Stearns (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th 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 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.