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SRES 8 113th Congress Senate

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 24, 2013 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Agreed to (Senate)
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
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 Latest action January 23, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S223-224)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Feb 7, 2013
Vitter, David
· Feb 7, 2013
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 24, 2013
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 23, 2013
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2013
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 23, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 8: 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.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-8/
MLA
"S. Res. 8: 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.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-8/.
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S. Res. 8, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-8/.
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[S. Res. 8: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-8/)
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