A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress holds the sole authority to borrow money on the credit of the United States and shall not cede this power to the President.
Latest action · Jan 23, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S223-224)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2013
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) not relinquish its long utilized authority vested in the U.S. Constitution to borrow money on the credit of the United States by refusing to debate, amend, and vote on a bill to address the debt limit; and (2) not provide the executive branch with exclusive power to issue debt on behalf of the federal government.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2013 to Feb 7, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Jan 23, 2013 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jan 24, 2013 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jan 24, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jan 24, 2013 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Feb 7, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 7, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jan 23, 2013Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S223-224)
- Jan 23, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S224-225)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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