PUBLIC DEBT related term(s) Budget—U.S.

Amendments

Government: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5202, S5203 [30JY], S5260 [31JY], S5287 [1AU], H7440 [25JY]

——— suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7395 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential gross domestic product to right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget (see S. 2245), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 3930), H7376 [24JY]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (see S.J. Res. 3), S27 [4JA] (see S.J. Res. 5), S587 [24JA] (see S.J. Res. 18), S2270 [4AP] (see S.J. Res. 19), S2614 [2MY] (see H.J. Res. 5, 6, 11), H210 [3JA] (see H.J. Res. 22), H284 [8JA] (see H.J. Res. 40), H1336 [30JA] (see H.J. Res. 51), H2745 [14MR] (see H.J. Res. 55), H3217 [9AP] (see H.J. Res. 68), H5006 [20JN]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and that each agency and department’s funding is justified (see H.J. Res. 50), H2680 [12MR]

——— eliminate sequestration (see H.R. 2110), H3100 [4AP]

——— ensure inclusion of recommended ratio of public debt to estimated gross domestic product for each fiscal year covered by a concurent resolution on the budget (see H.R. 4071), H7467 [25JY]

——— establish a point of order against long-term direct spending (see H.R. 4115), H7480 [30JY]

——— improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process (see S. 2765), S6333 [31OC]

——— increase long-term fiscal accountability of direct spending legislation (see H.R. 3908), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (see S. 2435), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 638), H715 [17JA] (see H.R. 3979), H7463 [25JY]

——— repeal Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act (see H.R. 242), H227 [4JA]

——— require annual budget submissions by the President provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit (see H.R. 5490), H12289 [19DE]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: establish (see S. 1538), S2925 [16MY]

Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (Joint, Select): implement recommendations (see S. 63), S103 [9JA]

Congress: prohibit recesses until adoption of a concurrent budget resolution that results in a balanced budget (see H.R. 765), H1210 [24JA]

——— recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (see S. Res. 78), S1493 [26FE] (see H. Res. 149), H2234 [26FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of certain bonds to pay principal and interest on public debt, rescission of certain unobligated balances, and sale of certain assets if debt ceiling is estimated to be reached (see H.R. 5083), H8877 [14NO]

——— report on debt levels, proposed debt reduction measures, and impact of increasing the debt ceiling and provide public access to such information (see H.R. 3946), H7377 [24JY]

Economy: condemn Modern Monetary Theory and recognize that its implementation would lead to higher deficits and higher inflation (see S. Res. 182), S2570 [1MY]

——— provide for procedures to meet a target ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (see H.R. 5178), H9057 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: allow acceptance of donations intended for a specific purpose and provide for GAO oversight of such donations (see S. 761), S1792 [12MR]

——— reduce the direct cost of Federal regulations that are proportional to the amount of increases in the debt ceiling (see S. 2378), S5248 [31JY]

——— strengthen employee cost savings suggestion programs (see S. 2618), S5895 [17OC]

Government: prioritize obligations and appropriate emergency funding for continued pay for the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement officers if statutory debt ceiling is reached or there is a funding gap (see H.R. 489), H517 [11JA]

——— prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if the public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed the debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 623), S1594 [28FE]

——— provide a process for ensuring the U.S. does not default on its obligations by making permanent authority for Congress to disapprove a debt ceiling increase instead of approving it (see S. 444), S1275 [12FE]

——— repeal the public debt ceiling (see S. 1553), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2870), H4063 [21MY] (see H.R. 3635), H5302 [9JY]

——— require that any debt ceiling increase or suspension be balanced by equal spending cuts (see S. 2002), S4627 [27JN]

——— suspend the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3877), H7239 [23JY]

——— suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H7376 [24JY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see H.R. 5055), H8783 [12NO]

House of Representatives: place real time display of gross national debt in main hearing rooms of Committee on Appropriations (House) and Committee on the Budget (House) (see H. Res. 686), H8740 [8NO]

——— require excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 1790), H2744 [14MR]

——— require that excess amounts from Members’ official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 1085), H1461 [7FE]

Members of Congress: prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 102), H204 [3JA]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: establish (see H.R. 5211), H9167 [21NO]

Puerto Rico: require disclosure of connections to debtors, creditors, or parties of interest to debt restructuring by professionals involved in the process of such restructuring (see S. 1675), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 683), H719 [17JA]

Senate: establish appropriate thresholds for certain budget points of order (see S. Res. 287), S5141 [29JY]

States: express that the Federal Government should take no action to redeem, assume, or guarantee any State debt, including pension obligations and require Dept. of the Treasury to report any such negotiations (see S. Res. 268), S4629 [27JN]

Territories: provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations, allocate funds to eligible Puerto Rican creditors whose debt was terminated, and audit causes of Puerto Rico’s debt (see S. 1312), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2526), H3447 [3MY]

Cloture motions

Government: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5125 [29JY], S5281, S5288 [1AU]

Letters

Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act: National Taxpayers Union, H8483 [28OC]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]

Motions

Government: suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5125 [29JY]

Remarks in House

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H25 [3JA], H1400–H1403 [7FE]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced, H2224 [26FE]

——— deficit, H30, H31 [3JA], H1288 [30JA], H2049 [25FE], H2375 [6MR], H2678 [12MR], H3071 [4AP], H3830–H3835 [15MY], H4425 [11JN], H5992 [17JY], H7254 [24JY], H7401, H7403, H7405 [25JY], H8232 [18OC], H8481–H8484 [28OC], H9287–H9290 [5DE], H10311 [17DE]

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (H.R. 638), H3831 [15MY]

——— recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis, H7140–H7146 [18JY]

——— reduce the national debt and increase gross domestic product, H8872 [14NO]

——— reform entitlement programs, H455–H457 [10JA], H1236–H1239 [28JA], H1386 [6FE], H2229 [26FE], H2501 [6MR], H3333 [30AP], H3466–H3468 [7MY], H3836 [15MY], H5991–H5993 [17JY], H7656–H7658 [11SE], H7980–H7983 [25SE], H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H7248 [24JY]

——— recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis (H. Res. 149), H2222–H2226 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require sale of distressed assets and distribute proceeds to low-income communities for infrastructure projects and deficit reduction, H3469 [7MY]

Economy: provide for procedures to meet a target ratio of public debt to gross domestic product (H.R. 5178), H9156 [21NO]

Government: ceiling, H2049 [25FE], H2375 [6MR]

——— suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), H7398–H7409 [25JY], E1008, E1012 [30JY]

——— suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), consideration (H. Res. 519), H7390–H7397 [25JY]

House Rules: reinstate ‘‘Gephardt rule’’ setting debt ceiling automatically at level projected by concurrent budget resolution, H25, H30 [3JA]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: establish (H.R. 5211), H9156 [21NO]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H3830–H3835 [15MY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H3470 [7MY]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, S4995 [23JY]

——— constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 3), S5646 [24SE]

——— deficit, S1485 [26FE], S1644 [5MR], S2362 [10AP], S2598 [2MY], S3149 [3JN], S3466 [13JN], S4614–S4616 [27JN], S4897 [17JY], S4928 [18JY], S4994–S4996 [23JY], S5041 [24JY], S5095–S5098 [25JY], S5213 [31JY], S5286 [1AU], S5643–S5646 [24SE], S6832 [4DE], S6963, S6965, S6976 [11DE], S7145 [18DE], S7185 [19DE]

——— discretionary spending levels, S5086–S5088 [25JY]

——— explanation and publication of status report, S5879 [17OC]

——— improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process (S. 2765), S7080–S7083 [17DE]

——— provide that any estimate prepared by CBO or Committee on Taxation (Joint) shall include costs relative to servicing the public debt (S. 2435), S5315 [1AU]

——— recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis, S7064, S7065 [17DE]

——— reform budget process and improve implementation of budget plans, S2080 [28MR]

——— reform entitlement programs, S5041 [24JY], S5086–S5088 [25JY]

——— status report, S135 [10JA], S1535 [27FE], S2376 [10AP], S3044 [22MY], S4558–S4562 [26JN], S5235–S5239 [31JY], S5831 [16OC], S6852 [4DE]

Compact for America Educational Foundation: tribute to Debt Default Clock initiative, S1485 [26FE]

Economy: comparison between policies of past Presidential administrations and the Trump administration, S1639 [5MR], S5091–S5093 [25JY]

——— impact of tax cuts, S5092 [25JY]

——— status, S2362 [10AP]

Government: ceiling, S1485 [26FE], S4995 [23JY]

——— condition public debt ceiling increase on provisions to cut and cap Federal spending and enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, S5213 [31JY]

——— repeal the public debt ceiling, S4928 [18JY]

——— suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), S5073, S5075, S5086–S5089, S5095–S5098 [25JY], S5151, S5152, S5164, S5175 [30JY], S5208, S5213, S5216 [31JY], S5280, S5284–S5291 [1AU], S7065 [17DE]

——— suspend the public debt ceiling (H.R. 3877), unanimous-consent agreement, S5114 [25JY], S5178 [30JY]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, S5091–S5093 [25JY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S892–S896 [6FE], S1192 [12FE], S1300 [13FE], S1349 [14FE]

Reports filed

Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Committee on the Budget (Senate) (S. 2765), S6566 [13NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 519) (H. Rept. 116–183), H7376 [24JY]

Statements

Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, S7081 [17DE]

——— Concord Coalition, S7082 [17DE]

Summaries

Bipartisan Budget Act (H.R. 3877), S5280 [1AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 519, consideration of H.R. 3877, Bipartisan Budget Act, H7390 [25JY]

S. Res. 78, recognize the national debt as a threat to national security and commit to restoring regular order in appropriations process and addressing the fiscal crisis, S1494 [26FE]

S. Res. 182, condemn Modern Monetary Theory and recognize that its implementation would lead to higher deficits and higher inflation, S2576 [1MY]

S. Res. 268, express that the Federal Government should take no action to redeem, assume, or guarantee any State debt, including pension obligations and require Dept. of the Treasury to report any such negotiations, S4636 [27JN]

S. Res. 287, Make Rules Matter Act, S5147 [29JY]