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HR 5415 117th Congress House Economics and Public Finance

Debt Ceiling Reform Act

Introduced: October 5, 2021 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 28, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5500)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Debt Ceiling Reform Act

This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to increase the public debt limit. Under current law, the debt limit restricts the amount of funds that the Department of the Treasury may borrow to fund the federal government.

What's happening now September 29, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 18
D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 5, 2022
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Oct 27, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 15, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 8, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Oct 8, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· Oct 5, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 30, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 29, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 29, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5415: Debt Ceiling Reform Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5415/
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"H.R. 5415: Debt Ceiling Reform Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5415/.
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H.R. 5415, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5415/.
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