Skip to main content
HR 728 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Defense spending Social security and elderly assistance

To require that the Government give priority to payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public, payment of Social Security benefits, and military funding in the event that the debt limit is reached.

Introduced: February 15, 2011 Introduced by: Stutzman, Marlin A. Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 15, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that, in the event the debt of the federal government reaches the statutory limit, the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public, the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors', and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, and the authority to make any payments, or expend or obligate any funds, under any law administered by the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the Administrator for Nuclear Security, or any other administering Armed Forces Secretary, shall take priority over all other obligations incurred by the government.

What's happening now February 15, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1