Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 2, 2015)
Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue a debt limit warning to Congress if Treasury determines that the United States will reach the statutory debt limit within 60 days. The warning must include a determination of when extraordinary measures may be necessary to prolong the funding of the United States government in the absence of a debt limit increase.
Any formal Presidential request to increase the debt limit must include: (1) the amount of the proposed increase, and (2) proposed legislation to reduce spending over the sum of the current and following 10 years by at least the amount of the requested increase.
The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to create a point of order in the House and Senate against legislation increasing the debt limit, unless the legislation reduces spending over the sum of the current and following 10 years by at least the amount of the increase.
What just happenedFeb 2, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 2, 2015
- Feb 2, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Budget Committee - Feb 2, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate