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H. Res. 12 113th Congress House

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: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficits and national debtBudget processLegislative rules and procedure
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Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 3, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
Grayson, Alan
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2013
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jan 14, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Jan 14, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 14, 2013
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jan 3, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 3, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 12: 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.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-12/
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"H. Res. 12: 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.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-12/.
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H. Res. 12, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-12/.
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