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S. 1785 (117th)

End the Threat of Default Act

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Introduced

20 May 2021

Last action

20 May 2021 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Brian Schatz, Michael Bennet, Chris Van Hollen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Richard Durbin, Ben Luján

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

5 December 2025

Summary

End the Threat of Default Act This bill repeals the public debt limit, which applies to most debt held by the federal government.

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Timeline

  1. 20 May 2021

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 May 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

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