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HR 2166 112th Congress House

Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act

Official title: To increase transparency regarding debt instruments of the United States held by foreign governments, to assess the risks to the United States of such holdings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance AsiaBudget deficits and national debtChinaCongressional oversight
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Economic performance and conditionsForeign loans and debt
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 14, 2011
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress about the growing federal debt of the United States, the increasing U.S. dependence on foreign creditors like the People's Republic of China, whose holdings could give China a tool with which to manipulate U.S. policymaking (including with respect to Taiwan) and pose a direct threat to the national economy and national security.

Directs the President to report quarterly to certain congressional committees on the risks posed by foreign holdings of U.S. debt instruments, and make such report public on the Internet.

Directs the President to formulate, report to the appropriate congressional committees, and implement a plan of action to reduce an unsustainable level of risk to an acceptable and sustainable level, in a manner that results in a reduction in federal spending, in any case in which the President makes specified determinations that a foreign country's holdings of U.S. debt instruments pose an unacceptable risk to long-term national security or economic stability of the United States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2166: Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2166/
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"H.R. 2166: Foreign-Held Debt Transparency and Threat Assessment Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2166/.
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