Default Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue borrowing to pay the principal and interest on obligations held by the public or the Social Security trust funds if the federal debt limit is reached. The bill also (1) exempts any obligations issued under this bill from the debt limit if the obligations would otherwise cause the limit to be exceeded, and (2) prohibits the obligations from being used to compensate Members of Congress.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-340.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-340.
Economics and Public Finance
Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightDisability assistanceGovernment trust fundsSocial security and elderly assistance
Default Prevention Act
USA118th CongressHR-187| House
| Updated: 1/9/2024
Default Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue borrowing to pay the principal and interest on obligations held by the public or the Social Security trust funds if the federal debt limit is reached. The bill also (1) exempts any obligations issued under this bill from the debt limit if the obligations would otherwise cause the limit to be exceeded, and (2) prohibits the obligations from being used to compensate Members of Congress.