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HR 3266 113th Congress House

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt

Official title: Eliminating the debt ceiling for a period defined, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 2013 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt
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Oct 5, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 5, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 5, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt - Makes the public debt limit inapplicable for a 240-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3266: Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3266/
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"H.R. 3266: Fiscal Sanity Act for the National Debt." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3266/.
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H.R. 3266, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3266/.
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