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HR 3284 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt

Default Prevention Act of 2013

Introduced: October 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 10, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-3) to suspend the public debt limit through December 31, 2014.

Revises the special rule relating to obligations issued during the suspension period to provide for an increase in the debt limit, effective January 1, 2015, to the extent that: (1) the face amount of obligations issued and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the federal government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on January 1, 2015, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act.

Prohibits an obligation from being taken into account unless its issuance was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the federal government that required payment before January 1, 2015.

What's happening now October 10, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1569 Identical bill Default Prevention Act of 2013
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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 14, 2013
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Oct 11, 2013
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 11, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Oct 11, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Oct 11, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Oct 11, 2013
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 11, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Oct 11, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 11, 2013
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 11, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3284: Default Prevention Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3284/
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"H.R. 3284: Default Prevention Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3284/.
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H.R. 3284, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3284/.
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