HRES 686 116th Congress House Congress Budget deficits and national debt Congressional committees Congressional operations and organization House Committee on Appropriations House Committee on the Budget House of Representatives U.S. Capitol

Know Debt Resolution

Introduced: November 15, 2019 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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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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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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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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