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HR 3953 118th Congress House Economics and Public Finance

Debt Ceiling Reform Act

Introduced: July 13, 2023 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Debt Ceiling Reform Act

This bill replaces the existing federal debt limit with procedures that allow the Department of the Treasury to continue issuing additional debt unless a joint resolution of disapproval regarding the additional debt is enacted into law. The bill also requires Congress to consider the joint resolution using specified expedited legislative procedures. 

What's happening now June 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 55
All 55 Democratic 46
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Aug 25, 2023
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 13, 2023
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Jun 23, 2023
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 23, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Jun 23, 2023
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 23, 2023
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jun 23, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jun 23, 2023
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 9, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 9, 2023
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 9, 2023
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jun 9, 2023
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2023
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Jun 9, 2023
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 9, 2023
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jun 9, 2023
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Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Jun 9, 2023
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jun 9, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Jun 9, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 9, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 9, 2023
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 9, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 9, 2023
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 9, 2023
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 9, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Jun 9, 2023
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 9, 2023
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 9, 2023
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 9, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Jun 9, 2023
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 9, 2023
Ruppersberger, C.
· Jun 9, 2023
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2023
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 9, 2023
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3953: Debt Ceiling Reform Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3953/
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"H.R. 3953: Debt Ceiling Reform Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3953/.
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H.R. 3953, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3953/.
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