S 86 · 100th Congress · Economics and Public Finance
A bill to amend section 1105(c) of title 31, United States Code, to limit the amount of any increase in the public debt limit that the President may recommend for a fiscal year.
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.(1987-01-06)
Plain Language Summary
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Prohibits the President from recommending any action to increase the public debt limit in any fiscal year by more than the sum of: (1) the maximum deficit amount prescribed for such fiscal year under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974; and (2) the amount of the estimated surpluses in any trust fund, fund, or Government account for such fiscal year that must, by law, be invested in government obligations.…
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