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HR 165 114th Congress House

Transparency on Prioritizing Spending Act

Official title: To provide that the President shall submit to Congress a report detailing the priority of Federal spending if the statutory debt limit is reached, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 6, 2015 Introduced by: Schweikert, David Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBudget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structure
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2015
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 Latest action January 6, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency on Prioritizing Spending Act

This bill requires the President to submit a report to Congress detailing the priority of paying obligations of the federal government in the event that the statutory debt limit is reached. The report must be submitted no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 165: Transparency on Prioritizing Spending Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-165/
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"H.R. 165: Transparency on Prioritizing Spending Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-165/.
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H.R. 165, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-165/.
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