Transparency on Prioritizing Spending Act

Bill: 113-hr-1231
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2013-03-15
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional oversight

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Transparency on Prioritizing Spending Act - Requires the President, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress a list, in descending order of prioritization, of which federal obligations will be paid in the event that the U.S. public debt reaches the $16.394 trillion limit.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1231 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2013 Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide that the President shall submit to Congress a report detailing the priority of Federal spending if the statutory debt limit is reached, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency on Prioritizing Spending Act . 2. Priority of spending if the debt ceiling is reached Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report listing, in descending order of prioritization, which obligations of the United States Government will be paid in the event that the debt of the United States Government, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, reaches the statutory limit.