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Full Faith and Credit Act

USA118th CongressS-82| Senate 
| Updated: 1/26/2023
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (13)
Mike Braun (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Ted Budd (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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2809
Full Faith and Credit Act
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 26, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2809
    Full Faith and Credit Act


  • January 25, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2023
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • January 26, 2023
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.

Economics and Public Finance

Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightDisability assistanceMedicareMilitary personnel and dependentsSocial security and elderly assistanceVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation

Full Faith and Credit Act

USA118th CongressS-82| Senate 
| Updated: 1/26/2023
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2809
Full Faith and Credit Act
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 26, 2023
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2809
    Full Faith and Credit Act


  • January 25, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2023
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • January 26, 2023
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (13)
Mike Braun (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Economics and Public Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightDisability assistanceMedicareMilitary personnel and dependentsSocial security and elderly assistanceVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation