To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling.
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HFFE266441568498E958911B2C881F8FF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
- Section HF99CDE95856244C88B833576BBD817C8: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H7742F5F60FAE48CCB9D8D814FD9782AB: 3. References Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the...
- Section HA1747574DEC14CA7A05CC52FCBEBFFDA: 101. Discretionary spending limits Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended— in paragraph...
- Section H4103CE8B054D47FC826C92933D281C00: 102. Special adjustments for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
IntroducedReceived and read the first time
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Mr. McHenry introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Agencies needing emergency flexibility, Agencies with smaller administrative actions, CDC programs
Positive-direction: Agencies needing emergency flexibility, Agencies with smaller administrative actions, Department of Education, Federal agencies, Federal agencies with permitting authority, State and tribal agencies, States participating in pilot, U.S. Treasury and federal government operations
Negative-direction: CDC programs, Executive branch agencies, Federal agencies dependent on appropriations, Federal digital services programs, Federal rulemaking agencies, Food assistance programs, Foreign economic development programs, IRS enforcement and operations, Non-defense discretionary programs, Office of Management and Budget, SBA lending programs, State welfare agencies, State welfare agencies using small checks loophole, States with high exemption usage, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Infrastructure project contractors, Multi-agency project developers, Project applicants
Former foster youth receiving SNAP, Homeless SNAP recipients, SNAP recipients ages 50-54
Positive-direction: Former foster youth receiving SNAP, Homeless SNAP recipients
Negative-direction: SNAP recipients ages 50-54, SNAP recipients relying on discretionary exemptions
Indian Health Service programs, Public health emergency response programs, Veterans Affairs healthcare programs
Positive-direction: Indian Health Service programs, Veterans Affairs healthcare programs, Veterans healthcare providers
Negative-direction: Public health emergency response programs
Small businesses seeking COVID relief loans, Small businesses seeking disaster loans, Small businesses seeking emergency grants
Environmental advocacy groups, Environmental groups opposing pipeline, International humanitarian organizations
Communities in West Virginia and Virginia, Communities seeking environmental review, Working families needing child care
Financial markets, Student loan servicers, Treasury bondholders
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
an action that the agency carrying out such action determines is subject to substantial Federal control and responsibility. The term major Federal action does not include— a non-Federal action— with no or minimal Federal funding
an action that the agency carrying out such action determines is subject to substantial Federal control and responsibility. The term major Federal action does not include— a non-Federal action— with no or minimal Federal funding
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