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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that any extension of the public debt limit only be considered in a standalone bill.

Introduced: January 3, 2013 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order in the House to consider any bill or joint resolution extending the limit on the public debt if such measure contains any other matter.

What's happening now January 3, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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