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H.R. 2544 (112th)
Don't Default on America's Debts and Destroy American Jobs Act of 2011
Introduced
14 July 2011
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Don't Default on America's Debts and Destroy American Jobs Act of 2011 - Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $14.294 trillion to $16.7 trillion. Declares the sense of Congress that the congressional recess scheduled for August 2011 should be cancelled and that Congress should remain in official session until legislation is passed to: (1) increase job creation and reduce unemployment, and (2) reduce projected medium- and long-term federal budget deficits and debt.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 July 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 July 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2544
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2544