A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should not bail out any State.

Bill: 116-sres-268
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-06-27
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Congressional oversight

Employee benefits and pensions

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government lending and loan guarantees

Intergovernmental relations

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4636)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) the federal government should not redeem, assume, or guarantee any debt, including pension obligations, of a state; and (2) the Department of the Treasury should report to Congress any negotiations to engage in actions that would result in an outlay of federal funds on behalf of creditors of a state.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 268 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 27, 2019 Mr. Cotton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Finance RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should not bail out any State.

Whereas every State in the United States is a sovereign entity with a constitution and the authority to issue sovereign debt; Whereas the legislature of every State in the United States has the authority to reduce spending or raise taxes to pay the obligations owed by the State; Whereas officials in every State in the United States have the legal obligation to fully disclose the financial condition of the State to investors who purchase the debt of the State; Whereas Congress has rejected prior requests from creditors of a State for payment of the defaulted debt of a State; and Whereas, during the financial crisis in 1842, the Senate requested that the Secretary of the Treasury report to the Senate with respect to any negotiations with any creditor of a State relating to assuming or guaranteeing any debt of the State, to ensure that promises of support by the Federal Government were not proffered: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Federal Government should take no action to redeem, assume, or guarantee any debt, including pension obligations, of a State; and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury should report to Congress any negotiations to engage in actions that would result in an outlay of Federal funds on behalf of creditors of a State.