HR 807 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Full Faith and Credit Act

Introduced Feb 25, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Tom McClintock R-CA

Latest action · May 13, 2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 25, 2013
Passed HouseMay 9, 2013
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Full Faith and Credit Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, in addition to any other authority provided by law, to issue obligations to pay with legal tender, and solely for the purpose of paying, the principal and interest on U.S. obligations held by the public, or held by the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund, in the event that the federal debt reaches the statutory limit after enactment of this Act.

Prohibits: (1) the use of the issued obligations to pay compensation for Members of Congress, and (2) these obligations from being taken into account in applying the current $16.394 trillion public debt limit to the extent that they would otherwise cause such limit to be exceeded.

Requires the Secretary, if such authority is exercised after enactment of this Act, to report to specified congressional committees each week the authority is in use and provide an accounting of: (1) the principal on mature obligations and interest due or accrued by the United States, and (2) any obligations issued pursuant to this Act.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 142	On Passage	Passed221–207	May 9, 2013

House 141	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed200–227	May 9, 2013

House 140	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Agreed to340–84	May 9, 2013

Cosponsors 106

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2013 to Apr 30, 2013; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-GA	Doug Collins	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-FL	Jeff Miller	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-MI	Kerry L. Bentivolio	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-IN	Larry Bucshon	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Feb 25, 2013
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney	Original	Feb 25, 2013

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Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Feb 25, 2013Reported Apr 30, 2013
Senate	Finance Committee	Referred May 13, 2013

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 13, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 9, 2013Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 202. (consideration: CR H2539-2553; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2539)
May 9, 2013Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 807 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
May 9, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 807.
May 9, 2013DEBATE - The House continued with further debate on H.R. 807.
May 9, 2013DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 202, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Camp amendment.
May 9, 2013Mr. Maffei moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H2551-2553; text: CR H2551)
May 9, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maffei motion to recommit with instructions pending reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new section pertaining to the prohibition on default that pays China first instead of protecting America's seniors, veterans, and those harmed by natural disasters. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
May 9, 2013The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2552)
May 9, 2013On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 200 - 227 (Roll no. 141).
May 9, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 207 (Roll no. 142).
May 9, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2013Rule H. Res. 202 passed House.
May 7, 2013Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 202 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 807 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
Apr 30, 2013Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 113-48.
Apr 30, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
Apr 24, 2013Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
Feb 25, 2013Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In the Congressional Record 9

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H6572	Tom McClintock R-CA	Oct 14, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H5846	Doug LaMalfa R-CA	Sep 26, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H2660	Gerald E. Connolly D-VA	May 16, 2013
Senate	Debate and remarks S3356	Harry Reid D-NV	May 13, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H2539–H2553, H2556Text printed H2539Amendments H2546Motions H2551Recorded votes H2550, H2552, H2553Camp amendment (prohibit payment of compensation to Members of Congress from prioritized obligations on the debt)enactMaffei motion to recommit (prohibit payment of debt held by certain foreign countries instead of protecting U.S. senior citizens, veterans, and those harmed by natural disasters)Cost estimates H2545	Allyson Y. Schwartz D-PA, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Charles B. Rangel D-NY, Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Daniel B. Maffei D-NY (motion), Dave Camp R-MI (amendment), Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Jim McDermott D-WA, John B. Larson D-CT, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, John D. Dingell D-MI, John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN, John Lewis D-GA, Joseph Crowley D-NY, Kenny Marchant R-TX, Kevin Brady R-TX, Marc A. Veasey D-TX, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Ron Kind D-WI, Sam Johnson R-TX, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steve Scalise R-LA, Tim Griffin R-AR, Todd Young R-IN, Tom McClintock R-CA, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY	May 9, 2013

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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 113-48

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 2 of the United States Constitution, which confer on Congress the power to collect and manage revenue for the payment of debts owed by the United States and to borrow money on the credit of the United States. Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 2 United States Constitution: ``The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imports and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow money on credit of the United States;''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the pages H628, H627.

CRS reports 5

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 5

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
97-1011	Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables	Report	May 6, 2026
97-615	Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2025	Report	Aug 26, 2025
R48209	A Binding Debt Limit: Background and Possible Consequences	Report	Oct 4, 2024
R43389	The Debt Limit Since 2011	Report	Dec 23, 2022
R41633	Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations	Report	Mar 27, 2015

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 60	Amendment in the nature of a substitute.	Rules Committee	House amendment offered
HAmdt 61	Amendment clarifies that any debt issued pursuant to the bill may not be used to pay salaries of Members of Congress and also clarifies that the Secretary must report weekly on the amount of debt issued as well as the reason for such issuance.	Dave Camp R-MI	On agreeing to the Camp amendment (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 340 - 84 (Roll no. 140).

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 202	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 807) to require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.	Procedurally related	May 8, 2013
HR 3052	Debt Ceiling Alternative Act	Related bill	Aug 2, 2013

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.
Short Titles as Introduced: Full Faith and Credit Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: Full Faith and Credit Act
Short Titles as Passed House: Full Faith and Credit Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 13, 2013Referred in Senate
May 9, 2013Engrossed in House
Apr 30, 2013Reported in House
Feb 25, 2013Introduced in House

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