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Full Faith and Credit Act

USA117th CongressS-2809| Senate 
| Updated: 9/22/2021
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (15)
Mike Braun (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Full Faith and Credit Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to prioritize certain obligations if the federal debt limit is reached and provides for a limited increase in the debt limit to fund these priorities. If the federal government reaches the debt limit, the following obligations must be given equal priority over all other federal obligations: the principal and interest on the debt held by the public; Social Security benefits; pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces on active duty and members of the U.S. Coast Guard; compensation, pensions, and payments for medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Medicare programs. If the debt limit has been reached and incoming revenue will be insufficient to pay the priority obligations over an upcoming two-week period, the bill requires (1) Treasury to notify Congress of the expected revenue shortfall for the two-week period, and (2) the debt limit to be increased by the amount of the expected shortfall. If the incoming revenue exceeds the expected shortfall, the excess revenue must be held in reserve and applied to the following two-week period.
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Timeline
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6626-6627)
Sep 22, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136.
  • September 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6626-6627)


  • September 22, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136.

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Full Faith and Credit Act

USA117th CongressS-2809| Senate 
| Updated: 9/22/2021
Full Faith and Credit Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to prioritize certain obligations if the federal debt limit is reached and provides for a limited increase in the debt limit to fund these priorities. If the federal government reaches the debt limit, the following obligations must be given equal priority over all other federal obligations: the principal and interest on the debt held by the public; Social Security benefits; pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces on active duty and members of the U.S. Coast Guard; compensation, pensions, and payments for medical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Medicare programs. If the debt limit has been reached and incoming revenue will be insufficient to pay the priority obligations over an upcoming two-week period, the bill requires (1) Treasury to notify Congress of the expected revenue shortfall for the two-week period, and (2) the debt limit to be increased by the amount of the expected shortfall. If the incoming revenue exceeds the expected shortfall, the excess revenue must be held in reserve and applied to the following two-week period.
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Timeline
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6626-6627)
Sep 22, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136.
  • September 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 22, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6626-6627)


  • September 22, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (15)
Mike Braun (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Patrick Toomey (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Economics and Public Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted