Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should retain its authority to borrow money on the credit of the United States and not cede this power to the President.

Bill: 113-hres-360
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2013-09-26
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should retain its authority vested in the U.S. Constitution to borrow money on the credit of the United States and not surrender its authority to establish the debt limit of the United States to the executive branch or allow the President to raise the debt ceiling unilaterally.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 360 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2013 Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Carter , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Marino , Mr. Culberson , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Posey , Mrs. Bachmann , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Stockman , and Mrs. Lummis ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should retain its authority to borrow money on the credit of the United States and not cede this power to the President.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should retain its authority vested in article 1, section 8 of the Constitution to borrow money on the credit of the United States and not surrender its authority to establish the debt limit of the United States to the Executive Branch or allow the President to raise the debt ceiling unilaterally.