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H. Res. 965 111th Congress House

Repealing rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.

Introduced: December 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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 Latest action December 11, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals Rule XXVIII (Statutory Limit on Public Debt) of the Rules of the House of Representatives. (Thus abolishes the procedure for automatic adjustment of the public debt level upon passage of a new concurrent resolution on the budget setting forth an amount different from the amount of the statutory limit on the public debt otherwise in effect for the period covered by the budget resolution.)

Redesignates Rule XXIX (General Provisions) as Rule XXVIII.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 965: Repealing rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-965/
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"H. Res. 965: Repealing rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-965/.
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H. Res. 965, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-965/.
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