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HR 2830 113th Congress House

Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013

Official title: To prohibit assistance to foreign countries whose governments hold more than $500,000,000,000 in United States Treasury securities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2013 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
International Affairs Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefSecurities
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the growing federal debt jeopardizes U.S. national security and economic stability, and (2) paying money owed to America's major foreign debt holders is a better use of American taxpayer dollars than providing such debt holders with foreign assistance.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit, with specified exceptions, assistance to any country whose government holds more than $500 billion in U.S. Treasury securities.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the provision of U.S. foreign assistance to countries whose governments hold U.S. Treasury securities.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2830: Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2830/
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"H.R. 2830: Prioritizing Debt Reduction in U.S. Foreign Assistance Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2830/.
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H.R. 2830, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2830/.
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