Debt Ceiling Reform Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Debt Ceiling Reform Act
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to increase the public debt limit. Under current law, the debt limit restricts the amount of funds that the Department of the Treasury may borrow to fund the federal government.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2021 to Jul 5, 2022, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Sep 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 5, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 5, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Sep 28, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5500)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2021Introduced in House
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