3.0.0 2402 2021-04-19T18:55:18Z 2021-04-19T18:55:18Z House H HR 2011-06-24 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WEBSTER:H.R. 2402.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitutionenumerates the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes,duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide forthe common defense and general welfare of the United States.[Page H4577]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-06-24T13:03:10Z 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. 112 1908 HR 2011-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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 Protect Spending Priorities Act 112 2605 HR 2011-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS Protecting Military Pay Act of 2011 112 1365 S 2011-07-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2011-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-8] Daniel Webster R FL 8 N W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2011-07-08 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12] Dennis Ross R FL A. 12 2011-07-08 False P000599 Rep. 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[R-IN-3] Marlin Stutzman R IN A. 3 2012-08-01 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2012-08-01 False B001276 Rep. Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] Ann Buerkle R NY Marie 25 2012-08-01 False J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2012-08-01 False G000548 Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] Scott Garrett R NJ 5 2012-08-01 False A000358 Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] W. AKIN R MO TODD 2 2012-08-01 False M001182 Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] Mick Mulvaney R SC 5 2012-08-01 False P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 2012-08-01 False W000810 Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] Rob Woodall R GA 7 2012-08-02 False A000367 Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] Justin Amash R MI 3 2012-09-14 False L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2012-09-20 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2012-09-20 False B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2012-09-20 False G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2012-09-20 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2012-09-20 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2012-09-20 False H001057 Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] Tim Huelskamp R KS 1 2012-09-21 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 Medicare Military personnel and dependents Social security and elderly assistance Economics and Public Finance 00 2011-06-24 Introduced in House 2011-09-23T20:19:20Z Prioritize Spending Act of 2011 - Requires amounts necessary for incurred federal obligations, in the event that the public debt reaches the statutory limit, to be made available to certain obligations, in prioritized order, before all other obligations.

Prioritizes such obligations in the following descending order: (1) amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on public debt; (2) amounts determined by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (and the Secretary of Homeland Security [DHS] in the case of the Coast Guard) to be necessary to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including their reserve components, who perform active service; (3) amounts certified to Congress by the President as necessary to carry out vital national security priorities; (4) amounts necessary to carry out the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors', and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (SSA); and (5) amounts necessary to make payments under the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII.

]]> Prioritize Spending Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Prioritize Spending Act of 2011 Display Title Prioritize Spending Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached. Introduced in House 2011-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2402ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2402ih.xml 2011-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.