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S 1395 118th Congress Senate Economics and Public Finance

A bill to temporarily suspend the debt limit through December 31, 2024.

Introduced: May 1, 2023 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 2, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 40.
May 1, 2023
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S1443)
May 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill suspends the federal debt limit through December 31, 2024, and increases the limit on January 1, 2025, to accommodate the obligations issued during the suspension period.

The adjustments to the debt limit for obligations issued during the suspension period are limited to obligations necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the federal government that required payment before January 1, 2025. 

 

What's happening now May 2, 2023

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 40.