S 1569 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Default Prevention Act of 2013

Latest action · Oct 16, 2013 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7503-7531)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 8, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-3) to suspend the public debt limit through December 31, 2014.

Revises the special rule relating to obligations issued during the suspension period to provide for an increase in the debt limit, effective January 1, 2015, to the extent that: (1) the face amount of obligations issued and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the federal government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on January 1, 2015, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act.

Prohibits an obligation from being taken into account unless its issuance was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the federal government that required payment before January 1, 2015.

Recorded votes 1

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

Roll callQuestionResultDate
Senate 216Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected53–45Oct 12, 2013

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 8, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalOct 8, 2013

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 16, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7503-7531)
  2. Oct 15, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7475-7485, S7485-7499)
  3. Oct 14, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7455-7471)
  4. Oct 13, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7433-7454)
  5. Oct 12, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7455-7471)
  6. Oct 12, 2013Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 216. (consideration: CR S7419-7426, S7427-7430; text: CR S7425)
  7. Oct 12, 2013Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote no. 216) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7425-7426)
  8. Oct 11, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7389-7390, S7390-7391; text: CR S7389)
  9. Oct 10, 2013Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7357, S7371-7385)
  10. Oct 10, 2013Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7384-7385; text: CR S7385)
  11. Oct 9, 2013Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
  12. Oct 8, 2013Introduced in Senate
  13. Oct 8, 2013Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7308)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7503Motions S7503Harry Reid D-NV (motion)Oct 16, 2013
SenateMotions S7475Harry Reid D-NV (motion)Oct 15, 2013
SenateDebate and remarks S7455–S7471, S7473Motions S7455Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD, Barbara Boxer D-CA, Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Christopher A. Coons D-DE, Harry Reid D-NV (motion), Jeff Merkley D-OR, John Hoeven R-ND, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Richard Blumenthal D-CT, Tom Harkin D-IAOct 14, 2013
SenateDebate and remarks S7433–S7454Motions S7433Barbara Boxer D-CA, Bob Corker R-TN, Brian Schatz D-HI, Carl Levin D-MI, Claire McCaskill D-MO, Harry Reid D-NV (motion), Heidi Heitkamp D-ND, Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, Jeff Merkley D-OR, Jeff Sessions R-AL, Jon Tester D-MT, Mark Begich D-AK, Mary L. Landrieu D-LA, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI, Michael B. Enzi R-WY, Richard J. Durbin D-ILOct 13, 2013
SenateDebate and remarks S7419–S7430Motions S7419, S7426Cloture motions S7425Recorded votes S7426cloture motion on motion to proceedBarbara A. Mikulski D-MD (cloture motion), Barbara Boxer D-CA (cloture motion), Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (cloture motion), Bill Nelson D-FL (cloture motion), Brian Schatz D-HI (cloture motion), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (cloture motion), Elizabeth Warren D-MA (cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV (cloture motion, motion), James M. Inhofe R-OK, Jeff Merkley D-OR, Jon Tester D-MT (cloture motion), Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY (cloture motion), Maria Cantwell D-WA (cloture motion), Mark R. Warner D-VA, Mark Udall D-CO (cloture motion), Mary L. Landrieu D-LA, Max Baucus D-MT (cloture motion), Mike Johanns R-NE, Patty Murray D-WA (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA, Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI (cloture motion), Tim Kaine D-VA (cloture motion), Tom Harkin D-IAOct 12, 2013

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.

CRS reports 1

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

Cite it 1

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

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43389The Debt Limit Since 2011ReportDec 23, 2022

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 2000No description on fileDean Heller R-NVSenate amendment submitted

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 325No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013Related billFeb 4, 2013
HR 3284Default Prevention Act of 2013Identical billOct 10, 2013

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until December 31, 2014.
Short Titles as Introduced
Default Prevention Act of 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 9, 2013Placed on Calendar Senate

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