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HR 149 113th Congress House

Prioritize Spending Act of 2013

Official title: To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached.

Introduced: January 18, 2013 Introduced by: Webster, Daniel Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBudget deficits and national debtCoast guardCongressional oversight
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Defense spendingDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureMedicareMilitary personnel and dependentsSocial security and elderly assistance
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2013
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 Latest action January 3, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prioritize Spending Act of 2013 - Requires amounts necessary for incurred federal obligations, in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit, to be made available to certain obligations, in prioritized order, before all other obligations.

Prioritizes such obligations in the following descending order: (1) amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on public debt; (2) amounts determined by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including their reserve components, who perform active service; (3) amounts certified to Congress by the President as necessary to carry out vital national security priorities; (4) amounts necessary to carry out 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 (SSA); and (5) amounts necessary to make payments under the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Republican 10
Barletta, Lou
· Apr 24, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Mar 12, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 25, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Feb 25, 2013
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Feb 13, 2013
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 6, 2013
Bishop, Rob
· Feb 6, 2013
Pittenger, Robert
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 6, 2013
TERRY, LEE
· Feb 4, 2013
Woodall, Rob
· Feb 1, 2013
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jan 25, 2013
Stewart, Chris
· Jan 25, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Jan 25, 2013
Flores, Bill
· Jan 23, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Jan 23, 2013
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 22, 2013
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jan 22, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 22, 2013
Olson, Pete
· Jan 22, 2013
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jan 18, 2013
Roe, David
· Jan 18, 2013
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 18, 2013
Black, Diane
· Jan 15, 2013
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jan 15, 2013
Long, Billy
· Jan 15, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Jan 14, 2013
Garrett, Scott
· Jan 14, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 14, 2013
Hultgren, Randy
· Jan 14, 2013
Lamborn, Doug
· Jan 14, 2013
McKinley, David
· Jan 14, 2013
Posey, Bill
· Jan 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 149: Prioritize Spending Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-149/
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