S 213 118th Congress Senate Health

Keep Our Promises Act

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Hawley, Josh Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 1, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Keep Our Promises Act

This bill authorizes Medicare and Social Security payments to be made in full even if the federal debt limit is reached. Such payments do not count against the debt limit until after the debt limit has been raised by authorizing legislation.

What's happening now February 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 213: Keep Our Promises Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-213/

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"S. 213: Keep Our Promises Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-213/.

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S. 213, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-213/.

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