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S 2868 117th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance

A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit until December 16, 2022.

Introduced: September 28, 2021 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
Sep 28, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S6743)
Sep 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill suspends the public debt limit through December 16, 2022. The bill also requires the limit to be adjusted on December 17, 2022, to accommodate obligations issued during the suspension period.

What's happening now September 29, 2021

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.