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HRES 686 116th Congress House

Know Debt Resolution

Official title: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States gross national debt in the main hearing room of the Commi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real time display of the United States gross national debt in the main hearing room of the Committee on Appropriations and in the main hearing room of the Committee on the Budget.

Introduced: November 8, 2019 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficits and national debtCongressional committeesCongressional operations and organizationHouse Committee on Appropriations
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This resolution expired with the 116th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 8, 2019
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Know Debt Resolution

This resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to place a real-time display of the gross national debt in the main hearing rooms of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Buck, Ken
· Nov 18, 2019
 R
Cloud, Michael
Texas · Nov 15, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Nov 15, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Nov 12, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Nov 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 686: Know Debt Resolution. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-686/
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"H. Res. 686: Know Debt Resolution." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-686/.
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H. Res. 686, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-686/.
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