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HR 290 113th Congress House

Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to eliminate the statutory cap on the public debt and to place limitations on the purposes for which public debt may be issued.

Introduced: January 15, 2013 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 15, 2013
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 Latest action January 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013 - Repeals public debt limit requirements.  Limits the issuance of obligations for the public debt only to fund commitments incurred by the federal government that require current funding. (Thus eliminates the statutory cap on the public debt.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 15, 2013
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 15, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Jan 15, 2013
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 15, 2013
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 15, 2013
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 15, 2013
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 290: Full Faith and Credit Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-290/
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