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Key Votes
HR 807 - Full Faith and Credit Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Rodney Alexander voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - May 13, 2013
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (221-207) - May 9, 2013(Key vote)
Title: Full Faith and Credit Act
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the principal and interest of the obligations of the United States in the event that the debt of the United States Government reaches the statutory limit.
Highlights:
- Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, after the date of the enactment of this bill, to pay the principal and interest of the following obligations of the United States if the debt of the federal government reaches the statutory limit (Sec. 2):
- The obligations held by the public; and
- The obligations held by the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
- Prohibits any obligation authorized by this bill to be issued for the compensation for members of Congress (Sec. 2).
- Prohibits obligations authorized by this bill from being included in the calculations of the statutory public debt limit if the obligations would cause the public debt limit to be exceeded (Sec. 2).
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Justin Amash (MI - R)
- Michele Bachmann (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Garland 'Andy' Barr (KY - R)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Dan Benishek (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kerry Bentivolio (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Diane L. Black (TN - R)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- James Frederick 'Jim' Bridenstine (OK - R)
- Susan W. Brooks (IN - R)
- Morris J. 'Mo' Brooks (AL - R)
- Paul C. Broun (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry D. Bucshon (IN - R)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- John BT Campbell III (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Jason Chaffetz (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Douglas A. 'Doug' Collins (GA - R)
- Chris Collins (NY - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Tom Cotton (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin Cramer (ND - R)
- Eric A. 'Rick' Crawford (AR - R)
- Ron DeSantis (FL - R)
- Scott DesJarlais (TN - R)
- Sean Duffy (WI - R)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R)
- Renee Ellmers (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles J. 'Chuck' Fleischmann (TN - R)
- John C. Fleming Jr. (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William H. 'Bill' Flores (TX - R)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia Ann Foxx (NC - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Gibbs (OH - R)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul A. Gosar (AZ - R)
- Harold Watson 'Trey' Gowdy III (SC - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Tim Griffin (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew P. 'Andy' Harris (MD - R)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- George Holding (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Lane Hudson Jr. (NC - R)
- Bill Huizenga (MI - R)
- Randall M. 'Randy' Hultgren (IL - R)
- Bill Johnson (OH - R)
- James 'Jim' Jordan (OH - R)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Raúl Rafael Labrador (ID - R)
- Doug LaMalfa (CA - R)
- James Lankford (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta (OH - R)
- Billy Long (MO - R)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO - R)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- David B. McKinley (WV - R)
- Mark Randal Meadows (NC - R)
- Allen Lucas 'Luke' Messer (IN - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Markwayne Mullin (OK - R)
- Michael John 'Mick' Mulvaney (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard B. 'Rich' Nugent (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Alan Nunnelee (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Pete Olson (TX - R)
- Scott G. Perry (PA - R)
- Robert M. Pittenger (NC - R)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pompeo (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Posey (FL - R)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Price (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Trey Radel (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas W. 'Tom' Reed II (NY - R)
- Reid J. Ribble (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- David P. 'Phil' Roe (TN - R)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Todd Rokita (IN - R)
- Peter J. Roskam (IL - R)
- Keith Rothfus (PA - R)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen J. 'Steve' Scalise (LA - R)
- David Schweikert (AZ - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Chris Stewart (UT - R)
- Marlin A. Stutzman (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Ann Wagner (MO - R)
- Timothy L. 'Tim' Walberg (MI - R)
- Jackie Walorski (IN - R)
- Brad R. Wenstrup (OH - R)
- Lynn A. Westmoreland (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Robert 'Rob' Woodall (GA - R)
- Kevin W. Yoder (KS - R)
- Theodore Scott 'Ted' Yoho (FL - R)
- Todd C. Young (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
