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S. 1243 111th Congress Senate

STAR Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to require repayments of obligations and proceeds from the sale of assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to be repaid directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.

Introduced: June 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Budget deficits and national debtFinancial crises and stabilization
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Jun 11, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6550-6551)
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 Latest action June 11, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Tarp Asset Recycling Act of 2009 or the STAR Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to require, beginning upon enactment of this Act, all repayments of funds and all proceeds from the sale of federally-acquired assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to be used to reduce the public debt.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1243: STAR Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1243/
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"S. 1243: STAR Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1243/.
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S. 1243, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1243/.
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