A bill to temporarily suspend the debt limit through December 31, 2024.

Bill: 118-s-1395
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-05-01
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-02
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 40.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill suspends the federal debt limit through December 31, 2024, and increases the limit on January 1, 2025, to accommodate the obligations issued during the suspension period.</p><p>The adjustments to the debt limit for obligations issued during the suspension period are limited to obligations necessary to fund a commitment incurred by the federal government that required payment before January 1, 2025.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 40 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2023 Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mrs. Murray , Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time May 2, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To temporarily suspend the debt limit through December 31, 2024.

1. Temporary extension of public debt limit (a) In general Section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2024. (b) Special rule relating to obligations issued during extension period Effective on January 1, 2025, the limitation in effect under section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, shall be increased to the extent that— (1) the face amount of obligations issued under chapter 31 of such title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States Government (except guaranteed obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) outstanding on January 1, 2025, exceeds (2) the face amount of such obligations outstanding on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Extension limited to necessary obligations An obligation shall not be taken into account under subsection (b)(1) unless the issuance of such obligation was necessary to fund a commitment incurred pursuant to law by the Federal Government that required payment before January 1, 2025.

May 2, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar