HR 3753 · 114th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

Debt Ceiling Alternative Act

Introduced 2015-10-09· Sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.(2015-10-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Debt Ceiling Alternative Act This bill establishes requirements for prioritizing obligations and selling federal assets if the federal debt reaches the statutory limit. If the Department of the Treasury estimates that the debt will reach the limit during a quarter, the President must ensure that the amount deposited in the Treasury from selling federal assets, disposing of real property, and rescinding unobligated balances is sufficient to prevent the debt from reaching the limit. To comply with this bill, the President may order the sale of assets, including: mortgages and real estate held by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and mortgage-backed securities held by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any federal reserve bank. The Office of the Management and Budget must establish a Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program, under which real property that is not meeting federal government needs may be disposed of using expedited procedures. If a federal budget deficit exists in 2015 and no later than July 16, 2016, the President may rescind any unobligated balances of funds prov…

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