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HR 2862 104th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Public debt

To permanently increase the public debt limit.

Introduced: January 22, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 31, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H978)
Jan 22, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 22, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to increase the public debt limit to $5.5 trillion.

What's happening now January 31, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H978)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 1, 1996
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 25, 1996
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 25, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 25, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 25, 1996
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 25, 1996
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 22, 1996
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