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H.R. 429 (103rd)

Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 January 1993

Last action

16 November 1993 · Committee

Status

Committee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15], Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14], Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1], Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Blackwell, Lucien E. [D-PA-2], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Torkildsen, Peter G. [R-MA-6], Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10], Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. Levy, David A. [R-NY-4], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]

Subjects

Taxation, Budget

Source updated

26 August 2025

Taxation · Budget

Summary

Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow every individual with adjusted income tax liability to designate on their tax returns that a portion of such liability (not to exceed ten percent) be used to reduce the public debt. Establishes a Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund for the deposit of designated amounts. Makes amounts in such Trust Fund available only to pay at maturity, or to redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Federal Government included in the public debt. Prohibits the reissuance of any obligation which is paid, redeemed, or bought with amounts from the Trust Fund. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to provide for the sequestration of amounts designated to the Trust Fund. Specifies accounts exempt from such sequestration. Includes aggregated amounts designated to the Trust Fund and amounts sequestered to reduce the public debt in sequestration preview and final reports.

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Timeline

  1. 5 January 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 January 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 January 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 February 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 May 1993

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2485)

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 16 November 1993

    Committee

    Committee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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