3.0.0 1908 2022-02-03T06:03:23Z 2022-02-03T06:03:23Z House H HR 2011-05-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AKIN:H.R. 1908.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;''[Page H3303]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-16T17:15:30Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-16T17:15:11Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-16T17:14:34Z hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-16T17:14:26Z Referred to 2011-05-13T13:06:00Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-05-13T13:06:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-05-13T13:05:50Z Prioritize Spending Act of 2011 112 2402 HR 2011-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Payment Reliability for our Obligations to Military and Investors to Secure Essential Stability Act 112 2496 HR 2011-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2011-05-16 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2011-05-16 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2011-05-16 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2011-05-16 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2011-05-13 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-05-13 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2011-05-13 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 N B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2011-05-26 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2011-05-26 False Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Coast guard Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Military personnel and dependents Social security and elderly assistance Economics and Public Finance 00 2011-05-13 Introduced in House 2011-05-27T19:00:20Z Sets forth the priority of the payment of obligations incurred by the U.S. government in the event that U.S. debt reaches the statutory limit.

Limits certain obligations for specified departments, agencies, international organizations, and funds to 20% of the amount that would have been made available to satisfy such obligations if such limit had not been reached.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during any funding gap, to make emergency appropriations: (1) to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service; and (2) for such amounts as the President certifies to Congress as are necessary to carry out vital national security priorities.

Requires the President to submit a specified prioritization report to Congress.

]]> To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached, to provide for an emergency appropriation of funds to pay for certain defense and national security obligations during a gap in funding, and for other purposes. Display Title To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached, to provide for an emergency appropriation of funds to pay for certain defense and national security obligations during a gap in funding, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached, to provide for an emergency appropriation of funds to pay for certain defense and national security obligations during a gap in funding, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1908ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1908ih.xml 2011-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.