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SRES 226 112th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on…

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.

Introduced: July 7, 2011 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Jul 7, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4454)
Jul 7, 2011
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 Latest action July 7, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4454)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.


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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 13, 2011
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jul 11, 2011
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jul 7, 2011
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 7, 2011
Isakson, Johnny
· Jul 7, 2011
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 7, 2011
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 7, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 226: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-226/
MLA
"S. Res. 226: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-226/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 226, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-226/.
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[S. Res. 226: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-226/)
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