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H.R. 415 118th Congress House

End the Threat of Default Act

Official title: To repeal the debt ceiling, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 20, 2023 Introduced by: Bill Foster Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End the Threat of Default Act

This bill repeals the statutory debt limit, which limits the amount of money that the federal government may borrow.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1190 Identical bill End the Threat of Default Act
  • HR 3305 Reintroduction of End the Threat of Default Act
  • S 5480 End the Threat of Default Act of 2024
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 40
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 19, 2023
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 7, 2023
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2023
 D
Balint, Becca
Vermont · Jun 5, 2023
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 5, 2023
 D
Casar, Greg
Texas · May 31, 2023
Porter, Katie
· May 31, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 20, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jan 20, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Jan 20, 2023
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Jan 20, 2023
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jan 20, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jan 20, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jan 20, 2023
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 20, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Jan 20, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 20, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 20, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Jan 20, 2023
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jan 20, 2023
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jan 20, 2023
Trone, David
· Jan 20, 2023
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 20, 2023
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 20, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jan 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 415: End the Threat of Default Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-415/
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"H.R. 415: End the Threat of Default Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-415/.
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H.R. 415, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-415/.
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