Default Prevention Act of 2013
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 8, 2013)
Default Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends the No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-3) to suspend the public debt limit through December 31, 2014.
Revises the special rule relating to obligations issued during the suspension period to provide for an increase in the debt limit, effective January 1, 2015, to the extent that: (1) the face amount of obligations issued and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the federal government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on January 1, 2015, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act.
Prohibits an obligation from being taken into account unless its issuance was necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the federal government that required payment before January 1, 2015.
What just happenedOct 16, 2013
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7503-7531)
Who’s behind it
- Placed on Calendar SenateOct 9, 2013
- Oct 16, 2013Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7503-7531)
- Oct 15, 2013Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7475-7485, S7485-7499)
- Oct 14, 2013Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7455-7471)
- Oct 13, 2013Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7433-7454)
- Oct 12, 2013Floor
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote no. 216) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S7425-7426)
- Oct 12, 2013Floor
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 216. (consideration: CR S7419-7426, S7427-7430; text: CR S7425)
- Oct 12, 2013Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7455-7471)
- Oct 11, 2013Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7389-7390, S7390-7391; text: CR S7389)
- Oct 10, 2013Floor
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S7384-7385; text: CR S7385)
- Oct 10, 2013Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S7357, S7371-7385)
- Oct 9, 2013Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 211.
- Oct 8, 2013Calendars
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7308)
- Oct 8, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate