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HR 3305 117th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt

End the Threat of Default Act

Introduced: September 27, 2021 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 18, 2021
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End the Threat of Default Act

This bill repeals the public debt limit, which applies to most debt held by the federal government.

What's happening now May 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 55
All 55 Democratic 42
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 26, 2021
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 20, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Oct 12, 2021
KIND, RON
· Oct 12, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 29, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Sep 29, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 28, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 28, 2021
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 28, 2021
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 28, 2021
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 28, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 28, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Sep 28, 2021
PRICE, DAVID
· Sep 28, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· Sep 28, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 28, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Sep 28, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Sep 27, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 24, 2021
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 24, 2021
Trone, David
· Sep 23, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 23, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 21, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Sep 21, 2021
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Sep 21, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 21, 2021
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 21, 2021
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Sep 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3305: End the Threat of Default Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3305/
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