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HRES 240 113th Congress House Congress Budget deficits and national debt Congressional operations and organization House of Representatives

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States gross national debt in the House Chamber.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 23, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real-time display of the federal gross national debt, as calculated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in the House chamber in clear view of the Members.

What's happening now May 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · May 23, 2013
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · May 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 240: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States gross national debt in the House Chamber.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-240/
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"H. Res. 240: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States gross national debt in the House Chamber.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-240/.
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H. Res. 240, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-240/.
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[H. Res. 240: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States gross national debt in the House Chamber.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-240/)
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