SRES 8
113th Congress
Senate
Economics and Public Finance
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress holds the sole authority to borrow money on the credit of the United States and shall not cede this power to the President.
Introduced: January 23, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S223-224)
Jan 23, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S224-225)
Jan 23, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) not relinquish its long utilized authority vested in the U.S. Constitution to borrow money on the credit of the United States by refusing to debate, amend, and vote on a bill to address the debt limit; and (2) not provide the executive branch with exclusive power to issue debt on behalf of the federal government.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S223-224)
Committees of jurisdiction
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