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S.J. Res. 5 111th Congress Senate

A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

Introduced: January 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightFinancial crises and stabilizationHousing finance and home ownership
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Jan 15, 2009
Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 5.
Jan 15, 2009
Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 5.
Jan 15, 2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S559-563, S565-587)
Jan 13, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Jan 13, 2009
Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Pursuant to P.L. 110-343, Sec. 115 (e)(2) Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 16.
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 Latest action January 15, 2009

Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 52. Record Vote Number: 5.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that Congress disapproves the obligation of any funds that exceed specified amounts authorized for the purchase of troubled assets by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 3 Identical bill Relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 14, 2009
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 13, 2009
DeMint, James
· Jan 13, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 5: A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-5/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 5: A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-5/.
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S.J. Res. 5, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-5/.
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[S.J. Res. 5: A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SJRES-5/)
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