HR 37 119th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Constitution and constitutional amendments

Proposing a Federal debt limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Yakym, Rudy Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 37: Proposing a Federal debt limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-37/

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"H.R. 37: Proposing a Federal debt limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-37/.

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H.R. 37, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-37/.

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[H.R. 37: Proposing a Federal debt limit amendment to the Constitution of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-37/)