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| Bill Containing Debt Ceiling Increase | New Debt Ceiling Level Enacted | Number of Republicans in House Voting “Yes” | Party Controlling House/President |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111-H.J.Res.45 – Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt (debt portion deemed passed in the rule, ) | $14,294,000,000,000 | 0 | Democrats/Obama |
| 111-H.R.4314 – To permit continued financing of Government operations (2009) | $12,394,000,000,000 | 0 | Democrats/Obama |
| 111-H.R.1 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka TARP)(2009) | $12,104,000,000,000 | 0 | Democrats/Obama |
| 110-H.R.1424 – Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008) | $11,315,000,000,000 | 91 | Democrats/Bush |
| 110-H.R.3221 – Housing and Recovery Act (2008) | $10,615,000,000,000 | 45 | Democrats/Bush |
| 110-H.J.Res.43 – Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt (2007) (deemed passed in the budget resolution, S.Con.Res.21 | $9,815,000,000,000 | 0 | Democrats/Bush |
| 109-H.J.Res.47 – Debt limit increase resolution (2006) (deemed passed in the budget resolution,H.Con.Res.95) | $8,965,000,000,000 | 214 | Republicans/Bush |
| 108-S.2986 – A bill to Amend Title 31 of U.S. Code to increase the public debt limit (2004) | $8,184,000,000,000 | 206 | Republicans/Bush |
| 108-H.J.Res.51 – Debt limit increase resolution (2003) (deemed passed in the budget resolution,H.Con.Res.95 ) | $7,384,000,000,000 | 214 | Republicans/Bush |
| 107-S.2578 – Debt limit bill (2002) | $6,400,000,000,000 | 211 | Republicans/Bush |
| 105-H.R.2015 – Balanced Budget Act of 1997 | $5,950,000,000,000 | 193 | Republicans/Bush |
Whether you support or oppose the policies Republicans want to tack onto this, it’s clear that they’re on the verge of scoring a huge, historically anomalous, victory here. The Tea Party crowd has added a hard-line ideological edge to the Republican caucus, and the Democrats are clearly afraid. They’ve convinced the Democrats that this debt limit vote is different from all others. Rather than following the trend and taking a responsible, yet unpopular, vote, the Republicans are positioned to turn this into a big win — both policy-wise and politicall
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