To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to appear before Congress before the debt limit is reached or extraordinary measures are taken to prevent default.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to appear before Congress before the debt limit is reached or extraordinary measures are taken to prevent default., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers 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, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H668557DC0C664709BA3E872FB6AF36D9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Debt Explanation Before Taxwriters Act or the DEBT Act.
- Section HB07C4E278B6F4EDBB7E4242180EFD1DC: 2. Secretary of Treasury appearance before Congress before reaching debt limit or extraordinary measures taken Subchapter II of chapter 31 of title 31, United...
- Section HADD0CE9C09D44BFB983DB196B49DEB19: 3131. Secretary of Treasury appearance before Congress before reaching debt limit or extraordinary measures taken Not more than sixty days and not less than...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to appear before Congress before the debt limit is reached or extraordinary measures are taken to prevent default., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to appear before Congress before the debt limit is reached or extraordinary measures are taken to prevent default., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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