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HR 1970 113th Congress Economics and Public Finance

To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that social security benefits are paid, to prioritize payments when the United States is not able to issue new obligations due to the statutory debt…

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To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that social security benefits are paid, to prioritize payments when the United States is not able to issue new obligations due to the statutory debt limit, and to address a lapse in appropriations to fund the Armed Forces.

Introduced: May 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1970: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that social security benefits are paid, to prioritize payments when the United States is not able to issue new obligations due to the statutory debt limit, and to address a lapse in appropriations to fund the Armed Forces.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1970/
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"H.R. 1970: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that social security benefits are paid, to prioritize payments when the United States is not able to issue new obligations due to the statutory debt limit, and to address a lapse in appropriations to fund the Armed Forces.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1970/.
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H.R. 1970, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1970/.
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[H.R. 1970: To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that social security benefits are paid, to prioritize payments when the United States is not able to issue new obligations due to the statutory debt limit, and to address a lapse in appropriations to fund the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1970/)
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