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S 1326 112th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt

A bill to implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

Introduced: July 5, 2011 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jul 6, 2011
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 94.
Jul 5, 2011
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 5, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $14.294 trillion to $16.7 trillion.

What's happening now July 6, 2011

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 94.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2544 Related bill Don't Default on America's Debts and Destroy American Jobs Act of 2011
  • HR 2663 Related bill America Pays Its Bills Act of 2011
  • HR 1954 Identical bill To implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1326: A bill to implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1326/
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"S. 1326: A bill to implement the President's request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1326/.
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S. 1326, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1326/.
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