3.0.0 2605 2023-01-11T13:22:43Z 2023-01-11T13:22:43Z House H HR 2011-07-21 112 [Pages H5373-H5374]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LATHAM:H.R. 2605.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H5374]]Article I, Sections 8 and 9 of the Constitution of theUnited States.]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2011-07-21T14:00:45Z Prioritize Spending Act of 2011 112 2402 HR 2011-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Related bill CRS 2011-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 N H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2011-07-25 False G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2011-07-25 False Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Coast guard Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Disability assistance Executive agency funding and structure Health programs administration and funding Medicare Military personnel and dependents Social security and elderly assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation Economics and Public Finance 00 2011-07-21 Introduced in House 2011-09-23T20:39:15Z Protect Spending Priorities Act - 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 necessary for the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly old-age, survivors', and disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (SSA); (4) amounts necessary for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay compensation related to a veteran's service-connected disability or death; (5) amounts certified to Congress by the President as necessary to carry out vital national security priorities; (6) amounts necessary to make payments under the Medicare program under SSA title XVIII; and (7) sability or death; (5) amounts certified to Congress by the President as necessary to carry out government functions necessary for protecting public health and public safety.

]]> Protect Spending Priorities Act Display Title Protect Spending Priorities Act Official Title as Introduced To specify that certain obligations of the United States shall be prioritized in the event that the debt ceiling is reached. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protect Spending Priorities Act Introduced in House 2011-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2605ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2605ih.xml 2011-07-21 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.